What an incredible night at Clerestory Fine Art! Thanks to everyone who came out for last night’s sacred poetry reading (part of my Solo show, A Fish Cannot Drown in Water)! It was wonderful to hear some of my favorite poems, by Rumi, Rilke, Oliver, etc read by poet Mariah Ayscue. But the highlight of the evening was this poem written by Mariah about me! (see video below) I’m beyond touched. And let me also take a moment to thank Kathryn McGuire and Clerestory Fine Art for hosting so many cool events and for general all around awesomeness.
Here is a list of poems read and discussed if you want to look them up:
Root Cellar by Theodore Roethke
Last Night, As I was Sleeping by Antonio Machado (Trans. Robert Bly)
A Fish Cannot Drown in Water by Mechthild of Magdeburg (Trans. Jane Hirshfield)
Within This Earthen Vessel by Kabir, (Trans. Rabindranath Tagore)
A Room by Jane Hirshfield
The Avowal by Denise Levertov
Oceans by Juan Ramon Jimenez (Trans. Robert Bly)
Whatever this is by Dorothy Walters
Praying by Mary Oliver
Want the Change by Rainer Maria Rilke (Trans. Barrows and Macy)
Say I Am You by Rumi (Trans. Moyne & Barks)