My Turn

My Turn

This is an opportunity for you to write about the arts (visual arts, literary arts, theater, dance, etc.). This might mean an essay on some historical aspect of the arts in our region, or a critical analysis of some aspect of the arts, or the challenges in living a creative life. We encourage those who wish to share their work. This means we'd like to receive excerpts from new books, poetry, commentary on a new series of paintings, a group art project, utilizing the arts to work with groups such as children....the list is endless. Email the editor with your ideas.

My Turn
May/June 2015
Karen Sucharski
Karen Sucharski is an Ajo poet and artist. She shares her haiku poems and art HERE>

My Turn
May/June 2015
John Kazlauskas

Green Valley artist and poet John Kazlauskas shares his work HERE>

My Turn
September 2015
Joy Holdread
Joy Holdread discusses "Responsible Use of Ceramic Glazes." Read more HERE>

My Turn
October 2016
Donna Daniel, Fiber artist
Donna Daniel tells us about her recent move to Tucson and getting involved in the arts here, especially fiber arts. Read more HERE>

My Turn
January/February 2015
Mark Holdaway
How Baba Marimba Got Its Stripes

We have no model in the world for how to make this band work - we aren't exactly copying The Beatles with four part vocals, drums, bass and two guitars. We aren't exactly copying Louis Armstrong with a jazz combo. And we aren't copying the marimba band model playing world music. Baba Marimba is one of a kind, and we have to recreate ourselves each time we play. Read more about making music together. HERE>

My Turn
January/February 2015
Judy Ray
A Sense of Place
from her book From Place to Place

Judy Ray is the author of several books, include poetry books, chapbooks, and a prose memoir about India. In this essay, she considers "a sense of place." Does one have to be uprooted in order to consider a sense of place? . Read more HERE>

My Turn
March/April 2015
Judy Robbins
A Sunday Morning in New York

Often it's the case that artists respond to the written word. Here we have a poet (and visual artist, too) responding to an image. In this case, the image is a photography by famed photographer Diane Arbus (above), and Judy's poem is titled A Sunday Morning in New York.
HERE>

My Turn Archives 2014
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