Saturday Poetry – ‘Little Things’ by Marion Strobel
Saturday Poetry – ‘Little Things’ by Marion Strobel This week’s Saturday Poetry brings you the soul-stirring poem titled ‘Little Things’ by Marion Strobel. “Little Things” originally appeared inPoetry: A Magazine of Verse (Volume XVII, Number V) in February 1921. For the September 1925 issue, founding editor Harriet Monroe observed several women poets and noted, “The women poets of our time, in short, have been content to be women; and in thus accepting their destiny they have invaded a field comparatively open to their advance.” Monroe goes on to review Strobel’s first book, stating, “Once in a Blue Moon, gives us the modern girl, the modern young woman—the various rainbow colors…
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,153)
The Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,153) Today marks a momentous occasion as we gather to celebrate the 2153rd instalment of our beloved Pic of the Day series on Instagram. With each passing day, this journey has evolved into an extraordinary tapestry of awe-inspiring visuals and captivating creativity contributed by talented photographers from every corner of the globe. The journey has been nothing short of exhilarating, and we are humbled by the opportunity to showcase the unique perspectives and artistic brilliance that flood our submissions. The selected image for today’s celebration comes from none other than the immensely gifted @eskimo whose exceptional eye for mobile photography truly exemplifies…
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,151)
The Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,151) Today marks a momentous occasion as we gather to celebrate the 2151st instalment of our beloved Pic of the Day series on Instagram. With each passing day, this journey has evolved into an extraordinary tapestry of awe-inspiring visuals and captivating creativity contributed by talented photographers from every corner of the globe. The journey has been nothing short of exhilarating, and we are humbled by the opportunity to showcase the unique perspectives and artistic brilliance that flood our submissions. The selected image for today’s celebration comes from none other than the immensely gifted @emmafwright whose exceptional eye for mobile photography truly exemplifies…
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,150)
The Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,150) Today marks a momentous occasion as we gather to celebrate the 2150th instalment of our beloved Pic of the Day series on Instagram. With each passing day, this journey has evolved into an extraordinary tapestry of awe-inspiring visuals and captivating creativity contributed by talented photographers from every corner of the globe. The journey has been nothing short of exhilarating, and we are humbled by the opportunity to showcase the unique perspectives and artistic brilliance that flood our submissions. The selected image for today’s celebration comes from none other than the immensely gifted @elaineofyork whose exceptional eye for mobile photography truly exemplifies the…
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,149)
The Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,149) Today marks a momentous occasion as we gather to celebrate the 2149th instalment of our beloved Pic of the Day series on Instagram. With each passing day, this journey has evolved into an extraordinary tapestry of awe-inspiring visuals and captivating creativity contributed by talented photographers from every corner of the globe. The journey has been nothing short of exhilarating, and we are humbled by the opportunity to showcase the unique perspectives and artistic brilliance that flood our submissions. The selected image for today’s celebration comes from none other than the immensely gifted @entelekiart whose exceptional eye for mobile photography truly exemplifies the…
Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition 2024 launches today
Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition 2024 launches today London, 15 April 2024 – The Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition 2024 launches today, seeking to showcase the world’s most striking weather and climate photography. Now in its ninth year, the competition is run by the UK’s Royal Meteorological Society and provides an international platform to raise awareness of environmental issues putting our planet at risk – including heatwaves, cyclones and extreme flooding – while depicting the awe-inspiring beauty and power of our weather. The competition is open for entries from 15 April to 18 June 2024, and is free to enter for professional and amateur…
Saturday Poetry – ‘Everybody’s Autobiography’ by Tracy K. Smith
Saturday Poetry – ‘Everybody’s Autobiography’ by Tracy K. Smith This week’s Saturday Poetry brings you the soul-stirring poem titled ‘Everybody’s Autobiography’ by Tracy K. Smith. She is the author of Such Color: New and Selected Poems(Graywolf Press, 2021), Wade in the Water (Graywolf Press, 2018), winner of the 2019 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Poetry, Life on Mars (Graywolf Press, 2011), winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and Duende (Graywolf Press, 2007), which received the 2006 James Laughlin Award. Smith served as the poet laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019. She explained ‘this poem emerged from a dream that challenged me to embrace a wider radius…
Saturday Poetry – ‘Last Supper’ by Charles Wright
Saturday Poetry – ‘Last Supper’ by Charles Wright This week’s Saturday Poetry brings you the soul-stirring poem titled Saturday Poetry – ‘Last Supper’ by Charles Wright. For this edition of Saturday Poetry, we have paired Charles Wright’s emotive words with mobile art by the talented @luybsanti with the captivating artwork untitled complementing the poem’s essence beautifully, creating a symphony of emotions. To view the others we have published in this section, go here. via Poets.org Saturday Poetry – ‘Last Supper’ by Charles Wright I seem to have come to the end of something, but don’t know what, Full moon blood orange just over the top of the redbud tree. Maundy…
Saturday Poetry – ‘Heart to Heart’ by Rita Dove
Saturday Poetry – ‘Heart to Heart’ by Rita Dove This week’s Saturday Poetry brings you the soul-stirring poem titled ‘Heart to Heart’ by Rita Dove. She is the author of numerous collections of poetry, Rita Dove served as the US Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995 and as a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 2005 to 2011. She explains her thoughts behind this poem, ‘how to find words for the human heart and all the emotions we ascribe to it? The path is a veritable minefield of clichés—those well-intentioned, once-fresh expressions whose very popularity has rendered them useless, even laughable. I decided to take these tired metaphors…
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Distressed FX Plus Update and Work-Around
Distressed FX Plus Update and Work-Around Last year the mobile photography community world-wide mourned the untimely death of the talented artist, Cheryl Tarrant, creator of the highly acclaimed and much loved iPhone app, Distressed FX Plus. I had the opportunity to interview Cheryl for a blog post a few years ago and learned that she was not only a talented artist, but a truly lovely person who appreciated the simple things in life, especially living in rural Tennessee with her dogs, cats, peacocks, and other animals. Her death was a shock to us all and she is missed by many around the world. Status of Distressed FX Plus A few weeks…
