Jul 24, 2022Member-onlyMad in Migraine LandNotes 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…Migraines4 min readMigraines4 min read
Feb 19, 202212–12–12+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…Poem4 min readPoem4 min read
Published in Wisdom Body Collective·Jan 18, 2022Wolf Moon 2022Make 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. …Newsletter1 min readNewsletter1 min read
Published in Wisdom Body Collective·Dec 19, 2021Cold Moon, Look At Your HandsDays 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 Gemini2 min readFull Moon In Gemini2 min read
Published in Wisdom Body Collective·Dec 16, 2021Member-onlythe stakes are myselfA 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 Statement2 min readArtist Statement2 min read
Published in Wisdom Body Collective·Nov 20, 2021Beaver Moon, Frost MoonAnd 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…Newsletter4 min readNewsletter4 min read
Nov 19, 2021Creating a Chapel of CUNT: Origins and Opportunities in the Most Taboo Word in United States EnglishOr, 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…Cunt5 min readCunt5 min read
Published in Wisdom Body Collective·Nov 15, 2021SPECIAL EDITION: In Process Launches With a Pair of Limited Edition ChapbooksWisdom 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. …Poetry3 min readPoetry3 min read
Nov 14, 2021Free 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? …Incarcerated Writers2 min readIncarcerated Writers2 min read
Published in Wisdom Body Collective·Nov 8, 2021Member-onlyPerception is Material #5 / Idea Banks*120bpm dusty road + knuckles crac king sym phony grates on over tired anxiety why are you still looking for that which doesn’t want to be found? Remember you can still drown in the desert don’t’ look down from your high wire hill where acts of violence reduce to dots on…Poetry On Medium1 min readPoetry On Medium1 min read
