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altered books

Two decades, how?

A visual poetry collage constructed from an antique book page, torn painted papers, and another paper with ascemic handwriting in pencil. The book page has been altered with white wax pencil and dark gray graphite so only a few words remain (the poem).

I’m pretty sure this is the twentieth year in a row I have done NaPoWriMo alongside Maureen and others. I just went back to my old blogspot to check, and yep, April 2005. Amazing. I have lost count of how

Shanna April 2, 2024May 1, 2024 Poetry, Visual Art Read more

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