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Christin

like connecting the dots and actually spending time in the distance between

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The Mountain? The Mountain.

Now available at Lulupress.comDescription:Christin Call's first collection of poetry is a sweeping look at therise and fall of civilizations throughout history from the firsthandperspective of Jillian...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:57:00 GMT

Poem: and accounting our appetites exceed

We betray our homes because they are valuable                            &nbs...
Posted by on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:18:00 GMT

Educating Dance

Why has the canon of dance been marginalized to the realm of pseudo-spiritualism, expressionistic, emotional self-indulgence, and soaring feelings as compared to the intimidating histories of Visual A...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:09:00 GMT

Poem: There aint no doubt I love this land

There ain't no doubt I love this land   Preamble I for the pilfered prostitutes of David Vitter for the restroom romps of "20 Bucks" Allen for Haggard's luscious Hotel Gigolo for the on-site g...
Posted by on Sun, 11 May 2008 16:33:00 GMT

Poem: Clear day along Elliot Bay

Clear day along Elliot Bay   heavy clop of the old nag              bearing his owner the last journey home and the wave curls back from the ...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:09:00 GMT

I Can't Paint with Fat Paintbrushes

Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet, was quoted in Dance Magazine saying this many years ago. The external pressure exerted on dancers to look a certain way and the resultant fr...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:00:00 GMT

Poem: Desmond Says to Molly, Mesmond Says to Dolly, Yeehaw

              What is the significance of the colour of their heads and hands?          &n...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:22:00 GMT

Judith a Role Model?

Reading the apocryphal story of Judith has had me thinking about power structures as related to gender.  In this scenario Judith, a beautiful and devout Hebrew woman, overcomes wha...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:02:00 GMT

6 Weird Things/Habits

I'ved been "tagged" by Michele.RULES: Each player of this game starts with "6 weird things/habits about yourself". People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things/habits as well...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:16:00 GMT

La Romantique

In slant admission of actually playing the role of Giselle this weekend, here's an old poem addressing some of my criticisms and empathies with the character.   La Romantique Christin C...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:18:00 GMT