Join us for an outdoor opening and make community connections across town. We’re exploring the theme of BRANCHES this spring—the branches found in nature, but also branches of women’s writing, art, family, community, and personal growth. Curated by artist/UNF professor Louise Freshman Brown, this show features a gorgeous selection of 17 women artists who have studied with … [Read more...]
Are You ‘Brave Enough to Be It?’
Join Our Classes and Write Your Way Into Being This Year! So many of us were inspired last week by the words of Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, whose personal triumph over a speech impediment enabled her to lead our nation with words and wisdom at the inaugural ceremony. Wearing a ring of a caged bird honoring her idol, author Maya Angelou, she reminded all … [Read more...]
New Year. New Classes. New You!
i am running into a new yearand the old years blow backlike a windthat i catch in my hairlike strong fingers likeall my old promises andit will be hard to let goof what i said to myselfabout myselfwhen i was sixteen andtwenty-six and thirty-sixeven thirty-six buti am running into a new yearand i beg what i love andi leave to forgive me—Lucille Clifton RUNNING INTO A NEW YEAR Letting Go of … [Read more...]
Write Your New Story in 2021
“Let this be the year you befriend your soul in its radical particularity,not forsaking it yet again for the bland demands and cravings of the masses.Instead, may you elope with the wildness of your own true calling,marry your soul to its deepest longingsand invite the hungry world to the wedding feast.”—Excerpt, “A Blessing for the New Year,”by Kayleen Asbo AND NOW, WE BEGIN AGAIN Let … [Read more...]
Entering Stillness, Being Where We Are
It’s been a big year, and despite everything, it’s been a good one for us. It all started out so hopefully! We were blooming with the BLOOMS Exhibit in February 2020, followed closely by the “Women of Flowers” special exhibit on March 8 for International Women’s Day, and a neighborhood garden walk in partnership with the Garden Club. We had big plans for the rest of the semester—and … [Read more...]
The New Anthology Has Landed!
Celebrating the Extraordinary Work of Jacksonville Women Finally, she’s here! The latest edition of (a) river rising: Anthology of Women’s Voices (Birds and Blooms) is finally ready for pickup! See you at San Marco Books today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There’s still time to pre-order your copy! Buy copies here (especially if you’re out of state). Launch … [Read more...]