Written while in residence at The Hermitage Artist Retreat, August 2023 and Performed at Art & Soul's Poetry Night August 25, ...
Ella’s Return ~ by Amanda Cantrell Roche
In March 2020, our daughter came home to Nashville for what was supposed to be a two-week visit that turned into months. This was written in July, ...
My Local Camino ~ by Amanda Cantrell Roche
Its pedestrian start is heralded by the crunch of driveway gravel, soon giving way to the dull thud of sole on asphalt. This is not the walk I ...
Before the Dandelions Go to Seed ~ by Amanda Cantrell Roche
Before the dandelions go to seed Let us revel in this luscious sun Let us walk barefoot in the grass Plant seeds And drink in the elixir ...
Meandering into a Miraculous Metaphor
(Editor's Note: The photos are of the exhibits of students enrolled in art and design classes at Austin Peay State University. Photos by Sean Siple : ...
Dear Art & Soul, ~ by Amanda Cantrell Roche
I feel your energy when I cross your threshold Palpable Washing over and through me. Residue of the soul work The breaking open The ...
The Relationship Between Mass and Luminosity – by A. Almond-Harvey
as my love for you grows I understand that you have a universe of your own which is far too vast for me to travel in one life and yet, you ...
TORN – by Anna Gorisch
we weren't so much cut from the same cloth as ripped from it frayed edges, loose threads two pieces of a whole that would never ...
One day, Love sneaked up on me. ~ by Kristen Hubbard
This morning begins like most: Me looking out the Eastern facing bedroom window to watch the sun rise. Today, my early awakening is rewarded by a ...
Kodachrome – Snap, Click – Understanding
What is better than live theater when it comes to getting a human to contemplate life -- and death? Maybe church, meditation, or yoga... but in a time ...