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dVerse — Haibun Monday — Spring Promise

Sakura Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park opened in April 1995 in Grand Rapids, MI. Since then, the gardens have expanded and the sculptures have increased to 158 acres and nearly 300 sculptures. In June 2015, an 8-acre Japanese garden was installed that includes a stand of cherry trees. I’ve walked the Japanese garden several…

Women Music March 2021 – Day 29 – Wendy Carlos

Wendy Carlos Wendy Carlos (born November 14, 1939) is an American musician and composer best known for her electronic music and film scores. Born and raised in Rhode Island, she studied physics and music at Brown University before moving to New York City in 1962 to study music composition at Columbia University. Studying and working…

Women Music March 2021 – Day 28 – Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was…

earthweal OLW 62 — Spring Springs!

spring springs gates of heavennimble cats climb on treessun smiles dark unleavenedrose dance with honey bees nimble cats climb on treesblue jays laugh, jump awayrose dance with honey beeswindchimes tinkle and play blue jays laugh, jump awayspring springs gates of heavenwindchimes tinkle and playsun smiles dark unleavened I just found this pantoum generator online (thanks…

The Sunday Muse 153 — OM

Merging chakrasstretching spinedraw the qi downfrom mother skypull qi up fromearth father’s coreheart-mind clear slateall sea, no shoreastronaut, i’m one with all, OM Energy emanates from this photo that I tried to siphon from and into words. Carrie is this week’s host of The Sunday Muse.

Women Music March 2021 – Day 27 – Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A classically-trained pianist, Keys began composing songs by age 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records. After disputes with the label, she signed with Arista Records and later released her debut album, Songs…

Women Music March 2021 – Day 26 – Björk

Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir OTF (born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and DJ. Over her four-decade career, she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on a range of influences and genres spanning electronic, pop, experimental, trip hop, classical, and avant-garde music. Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk…