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Month: August 2017

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100 Day Project (Two)/Literature/Poetry

Reflections and Announcement

Posted on August 20, 2017 / 0 Comment

REFLECTIONS ON MY FIRST 100 DAY PROJECT For my first 100 day project, my aim was to read a poem and write (at least) one first-draft stanza of poetry inspired b...

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100 Day Project (One)/Literature/Poetry

100 Day Project – Days 99 and 100 (We’ve Made It!)

Posted on August 19, 2017 / 0 Comment

Well, I’ve come to the end of my first 100 day project! All in all, it’s been a success. I’ve written quite a bit of poetry … some good,...

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100 Day Project (One)/Literature/Poetry

100 Day Project – Days 97 and 98

Posted on August 19, 2017 / 0 Comment

DAY 97 (August 14th, 2017) Truth—is as old as God— Truth—is as old as God— His Twin identity And will endure as long as He A Co-Eternity...

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100 Day Project (One)/Literature/Poetry

100 Day Project – Days 95 and 96

Posted on August 15, 2017 / 0 Comment

DAY 95 (August 13th, 2017) The Heart has narrow Banks The Heart has narrow Banks It measures like the Sea In mighty—unremitting Bass And Blue Monotony Till Hurr...

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100 Day Project (One)/Literature/Poetry

100 Day Project – Days 93 and 94

Posted on August 13, 2017 / 0 Comment

DAY 93 (August 11th, 2017) Poetry And it was at that age . . . poetry arrived in search of me. I don’t know, I don’t know where it came from, from w...

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100 Day Project (One)/Literature/Poetry

100 Day Project – Days 91 and 92

Posted on August 13, 2017 / 0 Comment

DAY 91 (August 9th, 2017) Ah! Sun-flower Ah Sun-flower! weary of time, Who countest the steps of the Sun: Seeking after that sweet golden clime Where the travel...

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100 Day Project (One)/Literature/Poetry

100 Day Project – Days 89 and 90

Posted on August 13, 2017 / 0 Comment

DAY 89 (August 7th, 2017) To the Moon [fragment] Art thou pale for weariness Of climbing Heaven, and gazing on the earth,     Wandering comp...

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Year 2017 365 Photo Journey (August 9th thru August 26th) – Chicago Edition

Posted on August 12, 2017 / 0 Comment

Some pics from my recent trip to Chicago. Enjoy! this is a thing. Consider it a challenge, a journal, or a journey (I prefer journey). Take a picture a day and ...

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Year 2017 365 Photo Journey (August 2nd thru August 9th) – Bloomington, Statues, and Miscellany

Posted on August 12, 2017 / 0 Comment

Here are some miscellaneous pics from Bloomington and Indy. The statues are on the IUPUI campus. Enjoy! this is a thing. Consider it a challenge, a journal, or ...

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100 Day Project – Days 87 and 88

Posted on August 6, 2017 / 0 Comment

DAY 87 (August 5th, 2017) A Shropshire Lad XXXV: On the idle hill of summer On the idle hill of summer,   Sleepy with the flow of streams, Far I hear ...

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Brad Severance
Brad Severance

I'm a photographer, poet, artist, Francophile, and avid reader.

Current Projects

The 2021 Painting & Poetry Project

Each week, my painter, Addie, and I will choose a theme upon which to write and paint. We have many exciting topics to explore, and we are excited to share our work.
Check it out here: The 2021 Painting & Poetry Project

2021 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I take a photo a day.
Check it out here: 2021 Photo Journey

Stuff I’m Reading Now

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” —Joseph Addison
Don’t get flabby! Read everyday. See what I’ve read in 2021 here.

Upstream by Mary Oliver
Essays by one of the most popular poets of the modern era.

The Fall by Albert Camus

The Fall by Albert Camus 
A confession for the modern man.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
The third novel of the immortal series that everyone has read except me.

Book of Hours by Rainer Maria Rilke, trans. by Anita Barrows & Joanna Macy
Inspired love poems to God.

Past Projects

The 30 Day Poetry & Painting Challenge

Each day, for 30 days, my painter, Addie, and I selected a poem (from the public domain). I wrote a poem and she painted a painting inspired by that poem. The result was an outpouring of creative energy.
Check it out here: The 30 Day Poetry & Painting Challenge

2020 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I took a photo a day for an entire year.
Check it out here: 2020 Photo Journey

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