Exploring Shaped Poetry: Star Man 2025

For the past few weeks I’ve written about the recent generative writing workshop, Visual Poetry: Seeing is Believing I attended … More

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Exploring Found Poetry: Creative Expression with Limits

Found poetry is the visual art of creating a poem using fragments of printed words culled from old books, magazine … More

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Exploring Erasure Poetry: A Creative Challenge

Erasure Poem & Booklet with Monotype Print and Collage by Julianna Paradisi 2025 In the past I have expressed resistance … More

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Exploring Visual Poetry: Creative Techniques and Personal Growth

Visual Poem Art Book by Julianna Paradisi 2025 It’s Sunday and here I am, fighting the urge to post five … More

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How to Befriend a Tree: My Artistic Journey

Lately, I struggle to find time in my studio because of my job. I enjoy being a nurse when I’m … More

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I Made an Artist Book!

Longtime readers of my posts know that for years I walked to work during my career as an adult oncology … More

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Grief is a Curved Horizon

Sunset on The Bay, oil on cradled wood panel, 10″ x 10,” 2023 by Julianna Paradisi David’s mother passed away … More

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Watch Video: Julianna Paradisi reads her ekphrastic poem, Capricorn Love at Blackfish Gallery, October 29, 2024, Portland, Oregon

On October 29, 2024 I had the pleasure of participating as a visual artist and “poet” in Artist Talk as Poem, … More

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Presenting Poem and Visual Art: Part of The Portland Book Festival

Ekphrastic poetry uses a work of visual art as a literary device. I’m excited to announce I will be presenting … More

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How Many Steps? Some Thoughts on Tracking

In our culture, our days are measured for productivity through apps, comparing social media posts, and answering unguardedly the common question, “What did you do today?”