Thought for the Day

Poetry is more a corral than an open field.

~ Craig Morgan Teicher

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Quoted from "Louise Gluck's Steady Growth" in We Begin in Gladness: How Poets Progress | Essays (Graywolf Press, 2018), page137

Craig Morgan Teicher, Poet, Critic, and Writer; Poetry Editor, The Literary Review

Thought for the Day

What is a prayer but a song of longing /

turning on the thread of its own history?

~ Jane Mead

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Quoted from Jane Mead, "Sparrow, My Sparrow" in To the Wren: Collected and New Poems 1991- 2019 (Alice James Books, 2019), page 66

Jane Mead (1958-2019), Award-Winning American Poet

"A Remembrance: Jane Mead (1958-2019)", Napa Valley Writers' Conference, September 16, 2019

Jane Mead Profiles at Academy of American Poets and Poetry Foundation

New Artist Watch Column at Escape Into Life

Jane Hickey Caminos, Fear

Oil on Linen

36" x 18"

© Jane Hickey Caminos

Jane Hickey Caminos, Acid Madonna

Oil on Linen

16" x 20"

© Jane Hickey Caminos

PLEASE DO NOT COPY IMAGES

I am delighted to introduce the paintings of Jane Hickey Caminos, known as the "Narrative Painter of Women," in today's new Artist Watch column in the international online arts magazine Escape Into Life.

A long-time painter who has been exhibiting work since the 1990s, Jane has dedicated herself to and built her artistic reputation by telling women's stories through art, in particular, stories of gender violence across all cultures. An activist, Jane believes that artists have a responsibility to use their art to create positive change in the world. To that end, she continues to promote awareness of gender violence, both physical and emotional, through her ongoing series "On Women Bound." 

Today's Artist Watch feature includes 10 images from "On Women Bound," Jane's Artist Statement, and Jane's biography and social media sites. Jane has been especially generous in allowing me to present images of her work not only at EIL but also in this introduction. 

Jane Hickey Caminos, One of Three

Oil on Linen

24" x 30"

© Jane Hickey Caminos

Jane Hickey Caminos, Warning

Oil on Linen

24" x 30"

© Jane Hickey Caminos

Jane Hickey Caminos, Without Love

Mixed Media on Linen

24" x 30"

© Jane Hickey Caminos

Thought for the Day

to be born into love

is an awakening

~ Shann Ray

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Quoted from Shann Ray, Atomic Theory 7: Poems to My Wife and God (Resource Publications/Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2020), page 101

Shann Ray, Award-Winning Poet, Novelist, Short Story Writer; Editor, The International Journal of Servant Leadership; Teacher of Leadership and Forgiveness Studies, Gonzaga University; Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Thought for the Day

When we dare to face the cruel social and ecological

realities we have been accustomed to, courage is born

and powers within us are liberated to reimagine and

even, perhaps one day, rebuild a world.

~ Joanna Macy

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Quoted from Joanna Macy, "Entering the Bardo" (Op-Ed) in Emergence Magazine (Online)

Joanna Macy, Ph.D., Buddhist Scholar, Eco-Philosopher, Scholar of General Systems Theory; Founder and Root Teacher, Work That Reconnects; Teacher; Author, Memoirist, and Translator; Activist