Spring 2008: The Creative Process, a discussion series
An inquiry into guest artists’ creative process and
a presentation of their work.
Moderator: Davyne Verstandig
February 27 Frank Delaney -
author of Ireland and Tipperary among other books. NPR calls him the “most eloquent man in the world”
Click here to listen to Davyne and Frank Delaney's discussion
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Click on the links below to hear Frank Delaney being interviewed on the WNPR Faith Middleton show!
Frank Delaney interview
Faith Middleton Show website
March 5 Cheryl Della Pelle Down to the Waters - Book Launch
March 19 Marie Bostwick -
author of Fields of Gold, River's Edge and On Wings of the Morning
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March 26 Tommy Simpson - woodworker, furniture maker, sculptor, painter and poet
Karen LaFleur – Digital Narrative Artist
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April 2 Helen Houghton – editor of The Music Lover’s Anthology of Poetry
Jack Gilpin – actor - reading from the above anthology
Susan Kinsolving - poet - reading from the above anthology
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April 9 Elizabeth Thomas - poet and youth slam coach from UpWordspoetry.com
Carol Potter - poet
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April 16 Elizabeth MacDonald – potter, ceramist (mosaic-maker)
Susan Kinsolving – poet – Dailies and Rushes, The White Eyelash
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April 23 Robin Magowan – poet, travel writer, memoirist
Juliet Mattila - poet
Lisa Starr – poet – poet laureate of Rhode Island
Bhuchung Sonam – Tibetan poet, Conflict of Duality
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Thursday, April 24 Honor Moore –
author of The Bishop’s Daughter (a memoir), The White Blackbird (a Life of The Painter Margarette Sargent), and poet – The Red Shoes, Memoir and Darling
Click to hear Honor Moore interviewed on the WNPR Faith Middleton show!
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April 30 Frank Mc Court - author of Angela’s Ashes, ‘Tis, Teacher Man
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“Creativity is our birthright. The creative process, like a spiritual journey, is intuitive, non-linear, and experiential. It points us toward our essential nature which is a reflection of the boundless creativity of the universe.”
John Daido Loori – The Zen of Creativity, Cultivating Your Artistic Life
“The creative process is the process of change, of development, of evolution, in the organization of subjective life.” The Creative Process, ed. Brewster Ghislen
