Art of the Week: Ross Gay says Thank You for Both Joy and Mortality
“When I’m thinking about joy, I’m thinking about that at the same time as something wonderful is happening…we are also in the process of dying.” Ross Gay Credit: Ross Gay …
Art of the Week: Amanda Gorman’s Take on the American Dream, This Sacred Scene
Author, activist, and youngest Presidential Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2024. Credit: …
Art of the Week: Wisdom that Digs Deep — Danusha Lameris’ Feeding the Worms
Left: Painting of worms by Melissa DeSa, painted with senna, avocado. cabbage, palm, charcoal, black walnut, plantain, marigold, beets and cochineal. Credit: Melissa DeSa Right: Poet and essayist Danusha Laméris. …
Art of the Week: First-Generation Narratives in Jose Olivarez’s Poetic Exploration of Mexican-American Identity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyjepSsTDX4 By Cate Rosa, Alliance Intern from Boston University ’26 In a captivating performance at Art Share LA, Jose Olivarez delves into the rich tapestry of his identity with his …
Art of the Week: The Power of Narrative — Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
“The essential gesture of the novel is there in its title,” says Ocean Vuong, photographed at home in Massachusetts (left). Credit: Doug Levy, The Observer By Cate Rosa, Alliance Intern …
