The Firehouse Sessions Poems from "Marking Their Trail"
On Thursday, September 16, the first Firehouse Sessions poetry reading took place. During this reading, poets recited the poems they had written while surrounded by the artwork which inspired them from the gallery exhibition Marking Their Trail: Basque Arborglyphs of the Sierra Nevada. To learn more about Marking Their Trail, click here.
Sheepherder with Dog, Jean and Phillip Earl, Wax-on-muslin rubbing, 1970s, Etienne Maizcorena (carver) A BASQUE SHEEPHERDING LIFE The sheep rise from the mountain meadow as he commands them. Lambs rush for milk, one lamb gone in the night to a coyote. When he sleeps, his body is quiet, his heart roams, far from…
Read MoreCountry Couple, Jean and Phillip Earl, Wax-on-muslin rubbing, 1970s, Etienne Maizcorena (carver) SAYING GOODBYE (Country Couple) He holds her hand, looks into her eyes. Eyes that hold tears of sadness. He tells her tenderly of the love he feels for her, and what sadness he feels at this leaving. She tries to understand this…
Read MoreFemale Bust/Nude, Jean and Phillip Earl, Wax-on-muslin rubbing, 1992, Borel (carver) Female Bust/Nude, Jean and Phillip Earl, Wax-on-muslin rubbing, 1992, Borel (carver) He who is not Borel was not born yet in that geologic instant when two tectonic plates collided, and a towering mountain range rose up in Northern California He who is…
Read MoreDeer Profile Right, Jean and Phillip Earl, Wax-on-muslin rubbing, 1990s How He Survives inspired by Deer Profile Right, Jean and Phillip Earl, Wax-on-muslin rubbing He watches me from the back of his eye. At ease – if a wild buck so crowned with antlers can ever be at ease – he’s caught in profile for…
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Questions about The Firehouse Sessions? E-mail Jordan at Jordan@ArtsAndCultureElDorado.org.