The injustice and cruelty experienced from the late 1500’s Spanish conquest in America still resonates 400 years later—Lauren Rusk’s poem highlights a statue’s desecration. … Continue readingSight Unseen

from Mark d Y (Archives & Invocations)
An unnamed woman, enslaved and branded Y, traveled by ship, was sold by a merchant, and died a few weeks later. Catherine Sasanov’s poem brings to light her memory. … Continue readingMark^d Y (Archives & Invocations)

In the year 1801 a man’s body was nailed to a cross in the name of art. Andy Brown’s new poem “Écorché” explains why.

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Kim Roberts’ poem tells the tale of a hoax so elaborate it made P.T. Barnum jealous.
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When the Black Death came to Norway, a child survived. Jen Mehan imagines what it was like. … Continue readingThe Girl in the Staveloftet

Artist Eric Sloane painted rural scenes which bound together the sky and earth. Lynne Paris-Purtle’s new poem “Ars Fabrilis” shows us how this synergy can lift the bounds of time.
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Poet G.C. Waldrep reveals the raw truth just under history’s skin with this take on surrealist Edith Rimmington’s painting “The Decoy.”
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