by Leslie Renn | Nov 11, 2023 | Blog
“The word for love, habib, is written from rightto left, starting where we would end itand ending where we might begin.” from “A Soldier’s Arabic,” by Brian Turner Since I first encountered the poem, “A Soldier’s Arabic,” I’ve been ruminating on the lines in this...
by Rob Haney | Nov 9, 2023 | Blog, Events
Update: Watch the recorded version of our Veterans Day event, recorded on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, embedded below. Join us for a gathering featuring the voices of veterans as we honor Veterans Day. Featuring readings from Veterans, a reflection on the meaning of...
by Rob Haney | Nov 4, 2023 | Blog, Veteran Artist Spotlight
We are so proud to shine a light on CBAW’s very own Valerie Acosta in our continuing Veteran Artist Spotlight series. Valerie Acosta served in the United States Air Force for 20 years before retiring in 2022. She is a self-taught visual artist and published...
by Rob Haney | Oct 7, 2023 | Blog, Veteran Artist Spotlight
Ahead of her workshop with us on October 19th, we shine the Veteran Artist Spotlight on writer & artist, Laura Joyce-Hubbard! Laura Joyce-Hubbard’s writing appears or is forthcoming in Poetry, The Iowa Review, The Sewanee Review, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere....
by Rob Haney | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog, Veteran Artist Spotlight
Our September Veteran Artist Spotlight falls on visual artist & Architectural student, Michael Matthews! During his 20 years in the Army, Michael Matthews deployed to Iraq twice, Afghanistan once, and once to Bosnia with the 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum,...
