Miami New Times interviews Neil de la Flor about Reading Queer: Poetry In A Time of Chaos, a new anthology he co-editedwith Maureen Seaton. Excerpt: "As Miami’s cultural landscape boomed in the past decade — with the influx of major art fairs, new museums, and local galleries opening in up-and-coming neighborhoods — the city’s queer [...]
Egos are fragile. The words we speak and the actions we take impact how we perceive ourselves and how we perceive the world. Sometimes the impact is negligible. Sometimes not. Today, I convinced one of our creative writing/digital storytelling interns to perform one of her original songs. I had heard her quietly singing off stage [...]
It's the end of week 1, day 3, of the ArtWorks Creative Writing/Digital Storytelling Cohort. It's been a tough week and it's hard for me to write about it because I don't feel equipped to speak, at least not in a meaningful and helpful way. I just want to shout. When the ArtWorks program began, [...]
Tomorrow we head to Tallahassee, FL (on a creative road tip of sorts) for the MANCC Artist/Writer Convening at FSU where writers and choreographers will convene to explore the generative possibilities of working together. This, I like. I'm excited. I've never participated in a think-tank or had the luxury to spend two days talking [...]
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