Irene Isobel 5/12/22 Irene Isobel 5/12/22

A GIFT AND WINGS

These poems were a gift to me: A whole different way of relating to insects.

From our book, EVERYDAY MERMAID. A collaborative poetry art book I created with artist, Deidre Scherer.

Irene Isobel 3/30/22 Irene Isobel 3/30/22

MORNING

A groggy mind can take you into different experiences.

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A poem from EVERYDAY MERMAID. A collaborative poetry art book I created with artist Deidre Scherer.

Irene Isobel 3/28/22 Irene Isobel 3/28/22

I FELT HIM ON MY BODY

On connection, death, and loss.

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Irene Isobel 3/22/22 Irene Isobel 3/22/22

GETTING TO SNOW

Unexpected Joy.

Irene Isobel 3/3/22 Irene Isobel 3/3/22

A FAIRYTAIL

This poem begins the book. It came after months of feeling hollowed out, burnt out. I was producing, directing, and choreographing the first play I had written. Tragedy struck. One of the leads had a stroke weeks before showtime. We pulled it off, but I was left dead inside. Then one night in the bath I felt the water. I moved in a new way. A poem and a new me began emerging from the water. I listened. Poem after poem came and by the end of that year Everyday Mermaid was fleshed out in poetry and I emerged as a poet. Poetry became my teacher.

Irene Isobel 2/24/22 Irene Isobel 2/24/22

A MERMAID'S JOURNEY INTO SLEEP

Bodily sensations of letting go. Entering the dream world. Succumbing to sleep.

A poem from Everyday Mermaid. A collaborative poetry art book with artist Deidre Scherer.

Irene Isobel 11/23/21 Irene Isobel 11/23/21

BREAKFAST NOOK

There is a silence in fall which can be healing.

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A poem from EVERYDAY MERMAID. A collaborative poetry art book with artist Deidre Scherer.

Irene Isobel 10/29/21 Irene Isobel 10/29/21

I KNOW NOW THAT...

A poem about fear. We all have to figure out our relationship to this basic emotion rooted in our survival mechanisms.

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Irene Isobel 9/28/21 Irene Isobel 9/28/21

VENUS for Deidre

A poem for Deidre Scherer from our book, EVERYDAY MERMAID.

Irene Isobel 9/14/21 Irene Isobel 9/14/21

Bittersweet

Several days ago the light changed. It was fall. Transitions are complex.

Irene Isobel 8/27/21 Irene Isobel 8/27/21

OCEAN

Part one from the Water series. We come from the ocean—our water mother. The more we feel her, the more whole we become and the more we support life on our planet.

OCEANS is from my book, EVERDAY MERMAID. A collaborative art poetry book with artist Deidre Scherer.