[New post] Thanks to the Department of Public Art

Joanne Corey posted: "I'm not sure if it's intended to reblog a post for Just Jot It January or not but I am writing this blurb, so it should count. ;) I was thinking of this poem because the Water Street parking ramp which housed murals from the Department of Public Art is b" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Top of JC's Mind Thanks to the Department of Public Art by Joanne Corey Reblogged from Top of JC's Mind: When I revealed my secret poetry mission, I promised to share the text of my poem "Thanks to the Department of Public Art" after it was published in the fall anthology of the Binghamton Poetry Project.  The anthology is available tonight at our reading, so I am pleased to share the poem below. Here is a recording of my original reading at the… Read more… 222 more words I'm not sure if it's intended to reblog a post for Just Jot It January or not but I am writing this blurb, so it should count. I was thinking of this poem because the Water Street parking ramp which housed murals from the Department of Public Art is being demolished. The whole first stanza is about that art so it feels strange to see local artists discussing its destruction on the news. It remains to be seen if some of the art will be re-created elsewhere as it was very site-specific. It also occurs to me that, over five years later, the Heart of the Arts dinner crowd is still the largest audience for whom I have read. Join us for Linda's Just Jot It January! Find out more here: https://lindaghill.com/2022/01/30/daily-prompt-jusjojan-the-30th-2022/ This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Joanne Corey | January 30, 2022 at 10:38 am | Categories: musings | URL: https://wp.me/p3UDhx-4WU Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Top of JC's Mind. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://topofjcsmind.wordpress.com/2022/01/30/thanks-to-the-department-of-public-art-2/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com