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Poet Laura: The Generosity of the Earth

By Laura Boggess 3 Comments

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As we leave 2020, our Poet Laura reflects on the generosity of the earth to her inhabitants, and considers ways to give back to the earth. Earth poetry included!

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Poet Laura: The Generosity of a Poem

By Laura Boggess 5 Comments

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Can a poem be generous? Our Poet Laura, Laura Boggess, considers the generosity of gifting a poem, whether crafted or curated, to another.

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Poet Laura: A Dedication to Whimsy, From Your New Poet Laura

By Laura Boggess 18 Comments

Meet Laura Boggess, our newest Poet Laura and the first “Laura” Poet Laura and get a glimpse of her dedication to whimsy.

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Resilient Book Club: Part 4—Relating

By Laura Boggess 2 Comments

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Resilient Book Club: Part 3—Regulating

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Pair of tigers

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Resilient Book Club: Part 2—Resourcing

By Laura Boggess 2 Comments

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Resilient Book Club: Part 1—Recognizing

By Laura Boggess 7 Comments

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Book Club Announcement: Resilient by Rick Hanson

By Laura Boggess 9 Comments

Resilient book club

In August, Laura Boggess leads our next book club discussion of Rick Hanson’s Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakeable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness. Join us!

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Pandemic Journal: An Entry on Cutting Your Son’s Hair (and the Lilac Bush)

By Laura Boggess 10 Comments

Lilacs Pandemic Journal

In a new Pandemic Journal entry, Laura Boggess reflects on the cutting back of things literal and figurative in a time of social distance and isolating.

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Pandemic Journal: An Entry on the Light Outside My Window

By Laura Boggess 12 Comments

tiny violets in light

Light outside the window after days of chilling rain offers new hope in the buds, in the eggs, in the peonies, even in the pandemic.

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How to Be a Better Writer: Tree Artist Date

By Laura Boggess 17 Comments

how to be a better writer tree

Join Laura Boggess as she hops the fence and wades through the grass to sit a while under the leafy branches of a giant tree.

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Become a Better Writer: Maple Syrup Artist Date

By Laura Boggess 26 Comments

artist date maple syrup

The syrup-making man shares about his business, his face shining as he talks, and I surprise myself by accepting an invitation to visit his sugar house.

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Artist Date: Apiary

By Laura Boggess 32 Comments

how to become a better artist apiary artist date

On a visit to an apiary, the bees live out a powerful metaphor for anyone who wants to become a better writer.

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How to Become a Better Writer: Marinara Artist Date

By Laura Boggess 16 Comments

How to Become a Better Writer: Artist Date Marinara

Ideas for how to become a better writer may be as close as the back yard, or even the kitchen. Today’s artist date will make you hungry for more.

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How to Become a Better Writer: Clover Artist Date

By Laura Boggess 19 Comments

how to become a better writer artist date

Laura Boggess knows how to become a better writer: go on an Artist Date in the back yard, where the clover beckons.

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Artist Date: Sesquicentennial

By Laura Boggess 26 Comments

Come along on an Artist Date? This week, we explore a state capitol and see what its history can tell us.

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Artist Date: Adena Layers

By Laura Boggess 14 Comments

Artist Date Violet

Come along on an Artist Date? This week, we’re humming to layers of souls.

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Artist Date: Orchid Conservatory

By Laura Boggess 30 Comments

Freckle Orchids Artist Date

Take an Artist Date to the un-useful plant section of a conservatory. Un-useful, that is, unless you see the value of sudden play.

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Journey into Poetry: Laura Boggess

By Laura Boggess 19 Comments

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I was afraid of poetry. And so, I avoided it.

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