Cendrine Marrouat is a French-born Canadian photographer, poet, author, and the co-founder of Auroras & Blossoms, PoArtMo, and PoArtMo Collective. She created the Flashku, Sixku and Reminigram, and co-created the Kindku and Pareiku. She has released more than 30 books in several genres. More info at https://www.cendrinemedia.com/Books. Cendrine's website: https://www.cendrinemedia.com.
Such shining eyes. And they're looking at me. Loving me.
About Gabrielle V
Gabrielle V is a Hispanic American poet. Her poetry explores the complexities of emotions and our relationship with the natural world, drawing inspiration from moments of self-awareness. As a poet, her goal is to encourage others to take a moment to reflect on the world as it truly is.
Gabrielle believes in the necessity of acknowledging oneself while keeping aware of our surroundings. To her, poetry is the art of living, feeling, and expressing.
Almost overnight, COVID-19 changed the way people interact with one other, and with our own bodies. We lived our lives in vulnerability during that historically significant time of disaster. The initial phases of the pandemic are behind us, but the virus remains and continues to be dangerous. The societal trauma this pandemic has caused will be remembered and felt by those who have lived through it for the foreseeable future.
In the past, master painters would depict historically significant disasters that happened to them as a way to cope. Artists of the 19th century depicted hardships and trauma in the wake of the Industrial Revolution which began the formation of our modern world. As an artist learning the techniques of masters, I have the opportunity to create long-lasting visual information that depicts the trauma of this pandemic.
Therefore, I have created a series of drawings that represent my experiences in modern COVID life by drawing inspiration from past masterpieces that depict the embodied experience of trauma.
– Donald Patten
“Cafe Terrace at COVID Capacity” – Donald Patten
“Mask Gleaners” – Donald Patten
“The COVID Nightmare” – Donald Patten
About Donald Patten
Donald Patten is an artist and cartoonist from Belfast, Maine. He creates oil paintings, illustrations, ceramics, and graphic novels. His art has been exhibited in galleries throughout Maine.
The second volume of our annual PoArtMo Anthology: Youth Edition is almost here. And it is even better than last year!
The PoArtMo Anthology: Youth Edition is a yearly publication that celebrates inspirational / uplifting young writers from around the world. Participants are between 13 and 16 years old.
Volume 2 will feature contributions from 24 creatives. Their names are included below:
As you can see, this year’s cover follows the same theme as the one we used for volume 1. We wanted something that says ‘young’, ‘inspired’, ‘creative’, and ‘inspiring’ at the same time.
What’s next for the PoArtMo Anthology: Youth Edition (Volume 2)?
We are almost done with formatting and editing. The manuscript should be ready to be uploaded to Draft2Digital for distribution very soon! If everything goes well, we will be able to announce a release date within the next couple of weeks.
In the meantime, keep an eye on the blog, as we have a mini-series coming up. Several contributors to volume 2 will share what inspired the entries they submitted to us. All we can say is this: You should be impressed!
Last But Not Least…
Before we go, we would like to remind you that Auroras & Blossoms only releases digital copies (ebooks) of its anthologies. This allows us to keep our costs and book prices low, and avoid charging young participants for submitting to us.
Thank you for reading! See you very soon for more news.
