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Quotes that Inspire Me
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Quotes that Inspire Me

I am so pleased to share some writing , art, music, creativity and mindfulness quotes I’ve collected over many years. This is a new addition to my website; please come back and visit as I’ll be updating it.

I’ve used these quotes in teaching mindfulness, and as inspiration for my own mindfulness, writing, music, art, and advocacy practices. And I hope you might find them inspiring and helpful!

This page is in part inspired by A Certain World, A Commonplace Book by W.H. Auden (Viking, 1970)

https://www.elizabethjcoleman.com/quotes

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Poetry Reading at Word Up Community Bookshop
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Poetry Reading at Word Up Community Bookshop

Above is a clip from “Pizza Day” (f.k.a “Joy Had No Use for E”), which I had the pleasure of reading at @wordupbooks on October 23. Poets Patricia Brody, Lucille Lang Day, and Alicia Ostriker also read poems inspired by the theme “Why Poetry Matters” in this challenging time. (October 2023 at Word Up Community Bookshop at Amsterdam & 165th St.)

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“New Year’s Eve”: Winter in a time of climate change…
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“New Year’s Eve”: Winter in a time of climate change…

This poem about winter in a time of climate change touches on the devastating fact that more frequent and severe natural disasters can and will cause entire communities to be displaced, leading, among many disturbing outcomes, to the loss of languages and cultures. And the poem alludes to the idea of not appropriating the languages of other cultures.

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A turning point in the climate crisis?
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A turning point in the climate crisis?

2023 was the hottest year on record by a significant margin. With Cop 28, is the world finally ready to make desperately needed changes?

“Nearly 200 countries convened by the United Nations approved a milestone plan to ramp up renewable energy and transition away from coal, oil and gas.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/climate/cop28-climate-agreement.html

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Autumn in a Solitary Time, The Hudson Valley 2020, published by Audience Askew
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Autumn in a Solitary Time, The Hudson Valley 2020, published by Audience Askew

In the fall of 2020, when most of us were home-bound, isolated and fearful, photographer Michael Craig Palmer took pictures of the glorious fall shades of trees and leaves in a few of the parks, public gardens and preserves in and around the Hudson Valley. Later he asked poet Elizabeth J. Coleman to find words for his photographs. This resulted in a collaboration of words and images between two strangers that became Autumn in a Solitary Time, the Hudson Valley 2020. This book is a celebration of the astonishing and enduring beauty of nature, as well as a celebration of connection in a solitary time.

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Three Poems—that take place in the Catskill Forest Preserve—in Hobo Camp Review’s Upstate NY issue .
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Three Poems—that take place in the Catskill Forest Preserve—in Hobo Camp Review’s Upstate NY issue .

Honored to have three poems in Hobo Camp Review’s Upstate New York issue, “Rambling in a Time of Plague,” “Epiphany by a Small Cascade,” and “The Japanese Maple.” Each of the poems takes place in or around our wood cabin in the Catskill Forest Preserve, a beautiful and wild place. https://hobocampreview.blogspot.com/2023/09/elizabeth-j-coleman.html

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Chapbook Collaboration: Autumn in a Solitary Time
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Chapbook Collaboration: Autumn in a Solitary Time

In the fall of 2020, when most of us were home-bound, isolated and fearful, photographer Michael Craig Palmer took pictures of the glorious fall shades of trees and leaves in a few of the parks, public gardens and preserves in and around the Hudson Valley. Later he asked poet Elizabeth J. Coleman to find words for his photographs. This resulted in a collaboration of words and images between two strangers that became Autumn in a Solitary Time, the Hudson Valley 2020. This book is a celebration of the astonishing and enduring beauty of nature, as well as a celebration of connection in a solitary time.

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Poetry Reading: Why Poetry Matters
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Poetry Reading: Why Poetry Matters

Please join poets Patricia Brody, Lucille Lang Day, Alicia Ostriker, and me for an evening of poetry (“Why Poetry Matters”) Tuesday Oct 10th at 7pm--at Word Up Community Bookshop at Amsterdam & 165th St.

It’s often asked if poetry matters. Four women poets will read work that demonstrates why it does. Patricia Brody, Elizabeth J. Coleman, Lucille Lang Day, and Alicia Ostriker will read work that helps light our way forward.

This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 30 max attendees. Please register in advance.

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Yetzirah Poet Database
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Yetzirah Poet Database

Very happy to have been introduced to and now to be listed on @YetzirahPoets https://yetzirahpoets.org/jewish-poets-database/

A wonderful resource, and opportunity I highly recommend. Thank you @jessicalgjacobs

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Pinhole Poetry's Interview and Poetry Series
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Pinhole Poetry's Interview and Poetry Series

Grateful to be part of Pinhole Poetry's interview and poetry series. If you’d like to see my interview & poem & those of others in the series on our featured poem and craft, visit Pinhole Poetry.

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