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Caring Bridge for Richard Osler “Did you know, a quick comment can boost morale by 28.2%”— Caring Bridge Longtime Poetry Postcard Fest participant Richard Osler has been diagnosed with Stage Four esophageal cancer. It has spread to his liver and lymph nodes and he has...
Cecil Giscombe talks about his friendship with BC poet, the late Barry McKinnon, about how people in the US consider Canadian poets and about his own work in an interview conducted by Paul E Nelson June 23, 2024 in Prince George, BC.
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Captain who??? As you may have noticed, there’s a new term in the Poetry Postcard Fest glossary for 2024: List Captain. Like many grassroots organizations that grow organically, the annual Fest would probably not happen without the hands-on attention of one person. Of...
Thank you. Yes, to experience the geography of this sacred place. I feel fortunate to live just a few blocks away.
I want to read this book! I met James Washington in the early 1990s when I was an art installer for Artech. We were picking up a painting of his (yes he painted too) for an African American retrospective. Rather than just handing off the painting, he invited us in and had sit in his living room as regaled us with thoughts on art. I remember he wore a red plaid shirt buttoned at neck and wrists out of which two enormous, calloused hands protruded like sculptures themselves. He had undertaken a multinational tour, meeting with artists around the world to understand the “universality of art.” His conclusion surprised me. It was that every artists needs “a congenial space in which to work.” I expected something more grandiose, but he had made this conclusion that art and artist depended on a place. I’ve never forgotten that, and have ultimately come to see the “congenial space” for our work as the Earth itself.
I don’t connect with a lot of sculpture, but his stone birds and squirrels seem imbued with the very life of creation. I’m so glad he is getting, in memory, the attention he deserves. A great man and artists.
I really appreciate hearing Rob Lewis’s recollection above & look forward to checking out the house & Carringtons work. I have been impressed by Washington’s sculptures & didn’t know he painted as well
Thank you! What a gift to be invited into Carlettea Carrington Wilson’s world and learn how she inhabited Mr. Washington’s world for a time, and to hear that manifested in her poem. This line stays with me: “Every living creature a feast to flowers..” wow. Look forward to searching out and reading her book. How about a book celebration/poetry reading at Mr. Washington’s home?
They are having an open house there soon. Thank you for listening and for the kind comments Stacey!
Anyone can call the Washington Foundation (206-709-42410 and schedule a tour of the house, studio, and grounds.
Rev. Dr. LaVerne C. Hall
Executive Director
Dr. James W. Washington Jr. & Mrs. Janie Rogella Washington Foundation.
Glad to see someone giving attention to a legend! His stone sculpture at the SPL is hidden! Not in a place of prominence. Such a shame.