About Me

Alonna (アラナ) Shaw is a place-based poet who works across poetry, visual art, and film. Her work explores how memory and the body shape what we carry when language falls short. She participates in the strange ethics of being human. ❤️robots. Community Teaching Assistant, ModPo (Modern & Contemporary American Poetry) hosted at the Kelly Writers House in Philadelphia. Collaborative Support Fellow (連携支援フェロー ) with ACUT, The University of Tokyo.
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Showing posts with label inspirational. Show all posts
The Weight of Letting Go of Who I Was Carrying Around
My paintings traveled with me through many seasons of life—this is the story of setting them free Zepher, oil on canvas, 60 x 48 x 2 in, (1...
My Process Notes for the Vispo Video THAT SPOT
(revised, May 8, 2023) That Spot is a vispo short video about the curiosity to look inside and ask, “Am I what I feel in that spot?” First,...
Alonna's Favorite Fragrance-Free Products 2021
Hello! ACURE for Better Life: a CLEAN ethique Lumes FREE & CLEAR Baby! I walk the line between organic and synthetic products. All organ...
Meraki Radio: Perspectives Using Dictionary Prompts
Alison B., Brian, and I discuss specific constraints in a new Meraki Radio: Perspectives conversation on KDRT 95.7FM! Have you tried writing...
The Mind Frame on Meraki Radio
Alison B. and I discuss space and constraints in a new Meraki Radio conversation on KDRT 95.7FM! “Meraki is a modern Greek word which means ...
Meraki Radio—Perspectives: Alonna Shaw Talks Tidal Language
Alison B and I are on Meraki Radio KDRT 95.7FM! “Meraki is a modern Greek word which means to put something of yourself into what you’...
Meraki Radio—Love Travels
Alison B and I are on Meraki Radio KDRT 95.7FM! “Meraki is a modern Greek word which means to put something of yourself into what you...
Let's Staple Some Things Other Than Sheets of Paper—On Meraki Radio Today!
Alison B invited me back to Meraki Radio  KDRT 95.7FM.  A golden stapler Perspectives: Poetry Overload with Alonna Shaw. In this...
Interview, Perspectives: Alonna Shaw—The Twilight Zone Ebbs Poetic, Art during COVID-19
I had such a fun discussion with Alison B on Meraki Radio! We discussed how my creative muse needed to go into the discomfort and an...
To Latex or Not to Latex—Why Is Mattress Shopping So Hard?
Once upon a time, I experienced dreamy sleep. But then, after many years, my wonderful mattress wore out. That was 2004. The sleep world h...
My Fierce Internal Greeting Card Self
We all have secret loves. Right? I mean, stuff you’ve loved your whole life but don’t necessarily insert into everyday conversation. I’...
What's Going On With My Skin—Allergic Eczema or Psoriasis?
Skin issues are not only embarrassing they hurt. We all have secrets. When it comes to eczema, psoriasis, or atopic dermatitis we need to pu...
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