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Month: January 2018

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100 Day Project (Three) - Abandoned/Literature/Poetry

100 Day Project Three – Day 22

Posted on January 30, 2018 / 0 Comment

DAY 22 (January 27th, 2018) ADRIFT He finally sees, When all that’s left is blindness, when all hope’s lost for land or shore— only squalls or...

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100 Day Project Three – Day 21

Posted on January 28, 2018 / 0 Comment

DAY 21 (January 26th, 2018) SHAMELESS GESTURES You come only when I call with this solitary voice– you listen– only when these bare-toothed baubles,...

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100 Day Project Three – Day 20

Posted on January 27, 2018 / 0 Comment

DAY 20 (January 25th, 2018) WHAT’S REAL We make with our minds the things we wish to see. There’s precious little else in the world that’s rea...

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100 Day Project Three – Day 19

Posted on January 27, 2018 / 0 Comment

DAY 19 (January 24th, 2018) YOURS AND MINE I’m not yours– You’re not mine– There’s no object in ownership, anyway. But I am yours,...

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100 Day Project Three – Day 18

Posted on January 27, 2018 / 0 Comment

DAY 18 (January 23rd, 2018) HALF THOUGHTS They march, unkempt and disjointed, grim-faced soldiers— a dreary, funereal procession of half-hearted thoughts&...

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100 Day Project Three – Day 17

Posted on January 24, 2018 / 0 Comment

DAY 17 (January 22nd, 2018) You are a gift, my friend. UNDESERVING What am I but undeserving and you a trove of delightful turns— a guiding star— fo...

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100 Day Project Three – Day 16

Posted on January 21, 2018 / 0 Comment

DAY 16 (January 21th, 2018) Standing in front of the East Cowes Castle, the Seat of J. Nash, Esq., the Regatta Beating to Windward by Joseph Mallord William Tur...

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100 Day Project Three – Day 15

Posted on January 21, 2018 / 0 Comment

DAY 15 (January 20th, 2018) Love and all its travails. But this is life is it not? OLD HAT It’s almost old hat— to take what cuts to the quick and s...

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100 Day Project Three – Days 12, 13 and 14

Posted on January 20, 2018 / 0 Comment

DAYS 12, 13, and 14 (January 17th, 18th, and 19th, 2018) These stanzas were inspired by landscape paintings at the IMA. THE ARTIST’S PURPOSE The sky is so...

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100 Day Project Three – Days 10 and 11

Posted on January 20, 2018 / 0 Comment

DAYS 10 and 11 (January 15th and 16th, 2018) This bit of work represents some retooling and expansion of my last post. WILDFLOWERS What is this futile little ga...

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Brad Severance
Brad Severance

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

Current Projects

2022 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I take a photo a day.
Check it out here: 2022 Photo Journey

A French Word a Day for 100 Days

To practice and improve my French, I’m picking a word a day and writing three sentences containing that word.
Check it out here: A French Word a Day for 100 Days

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 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

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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