Friday, May 3, 2024
When flipping through a book of poems for something to read, it is easy to skip over the long poems that go on for pages and only read the short ones. Who has time to waste on a long poem– or, in this digital age, the attention span? Certainly, short […]
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. ~ “Ring Out, Wild Bells” – Alfred Lord Tennyson It’s mid-December and Goodreads tells me I’ve read a grand total […]
The Seussical is one of the most performed musicals in America. From elementary school performances to Broadway, everyone loves the kind and down-to-earth elephant, Horton, the lazy, dramatic bird, Mayzie, and of course the little boy with a soaring imagination, Jojo. Each character in this well-known musical motivates and teaches […]
Gwenllian and Felix jumped, their eyes wide at the sound of the door slamming. I just leaned back against the wall, wondering at how quickly they’d gotten back from town. Maybe Grandad had forgotten his glasses. “Hey Gram, I’m making cocoa, I hope you don’t mind. I promise I won’t […]
As we as young artists develop our skills, learn what inspires us, and explore opportunities for how to use our talents, it can be helpful to hear from some artists farther along on the journey. Their stories of how they got to where they are now can be an inspiration […]