Diana Writes·May 10, 2021The Waters CrossedIn lê thị diễm thúy’s, sans papiers, she responds to Henri Matisse’s The Swimming Pool. She closes her poem with, “weigh the seas you…
Diana Writes·May 4, 2021The Wall verses the EggHaruki Murakami states, “Between a high, solid wall and an egg that breaks against it, I will always stand on the side of the egg.” (Always…
Diana Writes·Apr 27, 2021Finding Common GroundIn Mohja Kahf’s , My Grandmother Washes Her Feet in the Sink of the Bathroom at Sears, she depicts these two worlds merging together with…
Diana Writes·Apr 13, 2021Experience Creates UnderstandingWhen reading To converse with the greats by Vera Pavlova, I saw the various interpretations the poem offers. The poem is open-ended…
Diana Writes·Mar 30, 2021Redirect Your PathOften people blame their lack of success on the system They can’t bear the thought that their hard work goes unnoticed. That their effort…
Diana Writes·Mar 23, 2021The Gift of BoredomWith COVID still consuming our lives, I was captivated by Elan Cohen’s essay, Harassing Boredom in the Age of Coronavirus. Cohen reminds…
Diana Writes·Mar 16, 2021Alone at HeartThe wonders of the heart are explained in Joyas Voladoras, by Brian Doyle. Doyle states, “We open windows to each but we live alone in the…
Diana Writes·Mar 9, 2021The Beauty of a RoseWhen listening to the podcast Works of Art by Agnes Martin and Hiroyuki Doi, John Green shares an incident in which gallerist, Arne…
Diana Writes·Mar 2, 2021Don’t Drive Past the Gas StationIn the video Ed Ruscha: Building and Word, Jim Ganzer says, “It looked like anybody could have done that if they had their eyes open.” Ed…
Diana Writes·Feb 28, 2021Mending ArtIn Nathaniel Mary Quinn’s art piece “Mend,” the use of numerous materials brought together help create this image of a person. Notice how…
