The poetry of everyday life.

When Tight Buds Begin to Bloom

And the day came, said Anais Nin, when the pain of remaining tight in the bud was greater than that of blossoming.  

Sometimes New Life Springs From Old Wood

When I was a little girl, I spent a lot of time in my grandmother’s sewing room.  I remember Betsy McCall paper dolls and musty books of wall paper samples. I remember learning to hand stitch a nine patch quilt square. But what I remember most is the sound of her parlor clock. Standing two […]

Pardon Our Dust – Works in Progress

7:30 p.m., Saturday, September 9th, 2023 at Claire School of Dance studios, 1245 Heights Blvd. The program includes: Casting Shadows, Bearing Light. Choreographed by Ashley Horn and performed by Lindsay Cortner. Pillow Chair, a tribute to Yvonne Rainer. Choreographed and performed by Roxanne Claire. Inclose. Choreographed by Ashley Horned, performed by Ashley Horn and Lucy […]

The Earth & Dark at Mind the Gap

January 15, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. Rebecca Blackshear and Reagan Hand perform The Earth and Dark, choreographed by Roxanne Claire, as part of Mind the Gap at MATCH, 3400 Main Street.

Waiting to Come Into Flower

Along my morning walk is a fence with a wisteria entwined in its woven wire. Branching from a corner, it runs predominantly along the north-facing side. During the winter, its heavy vines are dormant, bare. In summer, it is lush with lance-shaped leaflets. For a brief time in early spring, however, it is dense with […]

The Necessity of the Sideways Glance

This morning I turned earth in my front garden bed and scattered seed from last year’s flower head harvest. Then I went for my matinal walk. The fresh air announced the arrival of spring. Along the way, I found a host of hostas bedecked with the glittering jewels left by the overnight shower. I bent […]