I love working with different mediums, and I love singing. I’m also terrified of singing, because I have far too many times been told I can’t sing – which is not the whole truth. I am actually a decent singer whenever I’m not afraid. But I’m sure you can see the vicious circle there. Today,Continue reading “Day 8? Eight, I think – Exercises with different mediums”
Monthly Archives: November 2020
Monday, rejections & day 7
I’ve been lucky enough to get grants as an emerging artist, and my work has been shortlisted and published, but the amount of rejections compared to the amount of succesfull submissions is sometimes quite soul-crushing. Like on a Monday when you get two rejections on the same day from things which matter and you feelContinue reading “Monday, rejections & day 7”
Day 6, thinking about tresholds, doors & portals
Day 5 – Polar Night (a theme given as a gift)
I love writing from words or themes other people give me – please, if you feel like there’s anything you want to be turned into poetry, head to the form which will send your suggestions to me. I love them mostly because I always find something which I wouldn’t otherwise write – it pulls meContinue reading “Day 5 – Polar Night (a theme given as a gift)”
Simple things – day 4
Constantly looking for the next innovation or new way of doing things shifts the focus of work in such a way that depth disappears – I prefer growing things, repetition and practice, research and lots of failure, and I think the trick is to focus on that repetitive work, not finding something extraordinary (it appearsContinue reading “Simple things – day 4”
Exercises in patience pt. 3 – This time, also in Finnish. Sama suomeksi.
This poem is, in a way, very personal. I haven’t felt like this in a long time, and I actually started writing about the weird situations where you realize you are both the person you were before and a person you are now – especially in relation to how I am both Iquiet and veryContinue reading “Exercises in patience pt. 3 – This time, also in Finnish. Sama suomeksi.”
Exercises in patience pt. 2 – Presidential poetry & call for participation
Todays’ poem is unsurprisingly inspired by the election in US, but I also took something from the walk of the morning where I counted thousand steps to try and slow myself down. The aim wasn’t to make a perfect count (I’m fairly sure I skipped from 729 to 780 somehow) but to engage my mindContinue reading “Exercises in patience pt. 2 – Presidential poetry & call for participation”
Exercises in patience – The curious case of footwear and a new project (there is too many of those)
For me, finding ideas to write about has never been especially hard – they are everywhere. I’ve always struggled more with the labour of bringing them out in the world in such a way the chaos within me becomes understandable to others as well. I often get to a point where something is nearly doneContinue reading “Exercises in patience – The curious case of footwear and a new project (there is too many of those)”
Queen of Wandering 