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It is a special gift to be invited to link my words to the arts of the sculptor, the painter, the photographer, the musician. Here are some examples of these collaborations.

Sunapee Mandala

January 23, 2016

In 1985, the sculptor Emile Birch won a competition, sponsored by the League of NH Craftsmen and NH State Parks and funded by Percent for Arts, to design a sculpture celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sunapee State Park. “Sunapee Mandala” incorporates the poem I wrote in collaboration with Emile.     LEAVE YOUR SHADOW HERE […]

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Public Art Projects in Rochester, NH

October 7, 2010

Two public art projects sponsored by Art Esprit in Rochester, NH, include my work in conjunction with artists Larry Reynolds and Diane St Jean. Read an article about “The Shoes of Rochester” in the Rochester Times and in the Art Esprit blog. Click here to download a pdf to learn more about the project. The […]

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Working the Piscataqua

August 7, 2010

The Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program chose 12 finalists in its “Voices and Vision” project  conceived by Portsmouth Poet Laureate John Perrault to bring together poets and visual artists to create works of public art which would then be acquired by businesses and municipal organizations and permanently displayed in the Portsmouth area. My photographer-husband, Charter Weeks, […]

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NH State Council on the Arts

July 28, 2010

Artist Roster NHSCA Artist Roster

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Amy Beach in Words and Music

July 11, 2010

American Composer: Amy Beach in Words & Music   This performance of my verse narrative of the life of America’s first female composer, New Hampshire-born Amy Cheney Beach, in collaboration with the North Country Chamber Players, has been performed in venues throughout New Hampshire. Please contact www.northcountrychamberplayers.org for information on how to book this show. […]

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Public Televeision Interviews

April 4, 2009

Watch Rebecca Rule’s interview with me on the NH Authors series on New Hampshire Public Television. Follow up with Rebecca Rule ( I get to interview her this time!) Click Here Watch me interview Edie Clark on NH Public Television: Click Here Edie Clark has worked as a writer and editor for the past four decades. […]

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A Poet for Your Bookshelf, Classroom, or Library

Avatar photoWelcome! Come on in and browse through my books of poetry, anthologies I’ve edited and in which my poems appear, and some essays and articles on subjects ranging from blue water sailing to New England farm stays to birding. You can also find photos of my collaborations with painters, sculptors, photographers and musicians. Listen to audio clips of a sampling of my voiceover work.

As a poet, I perform and teach at colleges & universities throughout the country, and in residencies in elementary and high schools, libraries, writers’ workshops and retreats, and senior centers. Read More…

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Walking Song

WALKING SONG …reminding herself that she was only an elderly woman who had got up too early in the morning and journeyed too far, that the despair creeping over her was merely her despair, her personal weakness, and that even if she got a sunstroke and went mad the rest of the world would go […]

My Brother is Gone from Us

Basil Harris (pictured with sister Anne, summer 2016) He died today. Farewell, sweet singer.

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