Art in the Time of Unbearable Crisis

Women Writers Respond to the Call

Art in the Time of Unbearable Crisis
Stephanie Raffelock
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Paperback
h215 x 139mm - 256pg
28 Jun 2022 US
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9781647424893
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Art keeps good alive in the worst of times. In the face of ugliness, pain, and death, it' s art that has the power to open us all to a healing imagining of new possibility; it' s art that whispers to the collective that even in the ashes of loss, life always grows again. That' s why right now, in this tumultuous time of war and pandemic, we need poets more than we need politicians. In response to the multitude of global crises we' re currently experiencing, editor Stefanie Raffelock put out a much-needed call to her writing community for art to uplift and inform the world, and the authors of She Writes Press answered. Art in the Time of Unbearable Crisis - a sometimes comforting, sometimes devastating, but universally relatable collection of prose, poetry, and art about living through difficult times like these - is the result. Addressing topics including grief and loss, COVID-19 and war in Ukraine, the gravity of need and being needed, the broad range of human response to crisis in all its forms, and more, these pieces explore how we can find beauty, hope, and deeper interpretation of world events through art - even when the world seems like it' s been turned inside out and upside-down.
"These are brave and beautiful and riveting pieces that reinforce the absolute truth that art indeed saves lives, and to make art in the midst of war or crisis or any form of turbulence is triumphant. To make things-create things-to ' write, to sing, to dance, to pay homage to grief upon an altar in the corner of our garden,' as Stephanie Raffelock writes in the introduction, is indeed how we change the world, clean up the messes of hatred and violence and indecency. Making art is life-changing and life-affirming, and this book, this stunning collection, is filled to the brim with that affirmation. " -Amy Ferris, author of Marrying George Clooney, Confessions from a Midlife Crisis "Want a perfect example of `show, don' t tell' ? It' s this book. Show us that art matters in times of despair. Show us the power of a publisher on a mission to raise women' s voices. Show us those women coming together create something beautiful. It' s all here in these pages. "-Jennie Nash, founder and CEO of Author Accelerator "This extraordinary anthology reminds us that, in the end, love always triumphs. It' s a gift for each reader and a much-needed balm for our collective heart and soul. " -Debra Landwehr Engle, author of The Only Little Prayer You Need and Twenty
Stephanie Raffelock is a graduate of Naropa University' s program in writing and poetics. She has penned articles for numerous publications, including The Aspen Times, Quilters Magazine, Care2. com, Nexus Magazine, Omaha Lifestyles, and The Rogue Valley Messenger. Currently she writes a monthly column for SixtyandMe. com. A recent transplant to Austin, Texas, she enjoys life with her husband, Dean, and their Labrador retriever, Jeter (yes, named after the great Yankee shortstop). Raffelock lives an active life that she fills with hiking, Pilates, and swimming in an attempt to offset the amount of time that she spends in her head thinking up stories and essays.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781647424893
Published: 28 Jun 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: She Writes Press
Publisher: She Writes Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 215mm
Width: 139mm
Pages: 256

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