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Published in Wisdom Body Collective

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In Praise of Weird Art About Tough Stuff

Notes on ‘Understanding Otherness,’ a Greybox Collective Production An hour or so before sunset on this sunny yet cool late winter afternoon, people are trickling into a bright annex on the northwest side of the Childsplay building in Tempe, AZ. There’s a counter full of refreshments from a pile of bright clementines, individually packaged allergy-conscious crunchy snacks, and…

Performance Art

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In Praise of Weird Art About Tough Stuff
In Praise of Weird Art About Tough Stuff
Performance Art

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Jul 24, 2022

Mad in Migraine Land

Notes on Living with Chronic Migraines I hear it’s the the worst game on the market, and the visuals suck! The game of Migraine Land is definitely not one I enjoy. However, it is one of the few games that I play anymore. And, it’s definitely a pay to play experience. Today, I’m alive with gratitude…

Migraines

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Mad in Migraine Land
Mad in Migraine Land
Migraines

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Feb 19, 2022

12–12–12

+Poetics of a Speculative Archive Our strung out prophet chants a hymn to the sidewalk: The future is here It’s dirty It’s cold Wombs full of dust Hearts hard with mold The future is Benton Harbor, Michigan where beaches break over nuclear waste. Is Flint where it’s still not safe to drink from the tap…

Poem

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12–12–12
12–12–12
Poem

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Published in Wisdom Body Collective

·Jan 18, 2022

Wolf Moon 2022

Make an offering of self-compassion under this moon of witness. As we find ourselves in the light of the first full Moon of 2022, the Wisdom Body Collective is spending time with and making space for ourselves. Emily is working in the greenhouse. She writes of her collage reflecting the…

Newsletter

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Wolf Moon 2022
Wolf Moon 2022
Newsletter

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Published in Wisdom Body Collective

·Dec 19, 2021

Cold Moon, Look At Your Hands

Days away from the winter Solstice, under the last full moon of the year, it’s another late night in Santa’s Sonoran workshop aka my room. In numerology, 2021 is a 5 year (2+0+2+1). Five is a number of humanity. In Tarot, it corresponds to the Heirophant. When I think about…

Full Moon In Gemini

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Cold Moon, Look At Your Hands
Cold Moon, Look At Your Hands
Full Moon In Gemini

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Published in Wisdom Body Collective

·Dec 16, 2021

the stakes are myself

A Wisdom Body Series on Artist Statements i keep time by the moon because my body does. already tomatoes are small green fists taking evening water while the cat keeps watch and i walk the block planting zine seeds in free libraries. she rises, remember: story is survival. before the forest and gawkers i am pure, tremoring…

Artist Statement

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the stakes are myself
the stakes are myself
Artist Statement

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Published in Wisdom Body Collective

·Nov 20, 2021

Beaver Moon, Frost Moon

And a Lunar Eclipse in Taurus What’s in this letter: THANK YOU + links to buy books A Message from Amy A quote and some further moon thoughts What’s new in our publication Opportunities to share your writing Thank you for your continued support of and interest in Wisdom Body Collective, and thanks to everyone who has already preorded chapbooks…

Newsletter

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Beaver Moon, Frost Moon
Beaver Moon, Frost Moon
Newsletter

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Nov 19, 2021

Creating a Chapel of CUNT: Origins and Opportunities in the Most Taboo Word in United States English

Or, Making a Book Called “CUNT POEMS” I’ve written a book called CUNT POEMS, and it is available for $10 in a limited edition run from the Wisdom Body Collective’s chapbook imprint, In Process Press. The word cunt in this country, is a loaded word. It has a tendency to alienate and offend. I would like to…

Cunt

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Creating a Chapel of CUNT: Origins and Opportunities in the Most Taboo Word in United States…
Creating a Chapel of CUNT: Origins and Opportunities in the Most Taboo Word in United States…
Cunt

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Published in Wisdom Body Collective

·Nov 15, 2021

SPECIAL EDITION: In Process Launches With a Pair of Limited Edition Chapbooks

Wisdom Body Collective is excited to announce our new chapbook press In Process launching with works by Ada McCartney and Diana Lizette Rodriguez. Click here to order $10 each or BOTH books for $15! The premise of In Process is simple: In Process is the chapbook imprint of Wisdom Body Collective. These crowd funded chaps give artists the opportunity to share dispatches, works in progress, and timely snippets from their creative worlds without the normal publishing timeline. Released in pairs, the works at In…

Poetry

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SPECIAL EDITION: In Process Launches With a Pair of Limited Edition Chapbooks
SPECIAL EDITION: In Process Launches With a Pair of Limited Edition Chapbooks
Poetry

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Nov 14, 2021

Free Time: Building Community for Incarcerated Writers

[ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ] UA Poetry Center Program Asked Creative Writers Who are Incarcerated: How Do You Manifest Resilience Inside Prison? Media Inquiries | Ada McCartney 269.830.6978 TUCSON, ARIZONA — November 15, 2021 — What does it take for people in prison to survive incarceration and hope for the future? How do they build community, maintain their dignity, or plan for life inside or after incarceration? How do incarcerated people celebrate…

Incarcerated Writers

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Free Time: Building Community for Incarcerated Writers
Free Time: Building Community for Incarcerated Writers
Incarcerated Writers

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Ada McCartney

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Poet | Cat Lover | Kalamazoo College and Naropa University Alum | Long Live the USPS

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