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.
Advertising Sells Americans a Stinky Deal Part One: Personal Pollution and Hurting Others
Part One, Personal Pollution and Hurting Others I’m a writer and artist who happens to be chemically sensitive. How I experience the w...
I Once Bought 100 Books in a Week
I once bought a hundred used books in a week. Books entice me like jewels sparkling in shadowy corners. As a kid, I explored dilapidat...
Breaking My Whole Foods Market "Addiction"
I stomped my foot down on the twenty just as another wind gust bit at it. The woman who it belonged to rushed over and smiled as I handed i...
Wellness Ingredient: Broth or Stock?
Spring brings thoughts of reorganizing from the ground up. Gut health is the body's foundation. Years ago I was being treated by a n...
Winter Road Tripping -- Photos on the Go!
We had just passed the Interstate 55 exit and were headed west on I-80. My throat felt odd like I was in rush hour traffic, but we ...
 #TBT My Makeup Go Bag Unzipped, Part Two
My makeup Go Bag has evolved since my 2013 post . During my road tripping in 2015. I got the hang of wearing a minimal application of color ...
Wellness 2016 #Kindness, Body, and Engagement
The new year inspires thoughts of reorganizing from the ground up. My Wellness recipe:  Kindness--do unto others as you’d have them ...
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