Poet In Residence Work

The Bellefonte Art Museum proudly welcomes our Poet-in-Residence, a vital voice at the intersection of language and visual art. Through readings, workshops, and written works inspired by our exhibits and community, the Poet-in-Residence brings fresh perspective to the museum experience—inviting visitors to see, feel, and reflect in new ways. This program celebrates the power of poetry to deepen engagement, foster connection, and illuminate the world around us, one carefully chosen word at a time.

Poet in Residence Work

September Poetry

LATEST WORK BY OUR POET IN RESIDENCE

"Ode to Friction" Ode to Friction

Ode to Friction

Fire cannot form

without it. Matches

do not ignite when struck

against a smooth surface.

There would be no heat, no

pleasure, without friction.

So when you speed

things up,

make

them

easier–

push

this

button

flick

this

switch–

can you comprehend

my insistence, my resistance

to the lack of resistance?

August Poetry

PREVIOUS WORK BY OUR POET IN RESIDENCE

"Schrodinger’s Cat Nap"

Heavy-lidded, head

lolling. Curtains

of consciousness

drape the theatre

of my mind: poised

on the proscenium.

I stalk the margins,

the outskirts of reality:

both lucid and liquid.

The mindscape melds

to dreamscape. Scratching

at edges, boundaries blur.

I slip the collar of coherence.

Untethered, in this interstitial

space, legs and arms twitch.

I hold limitless potential:

more tales even, than nine.