In the general uproar of gifts and unwinding of wrappers it was always a delight for me to step out on the porch or even go out on the street a ways at one o’clock in the morning and listen to the silent hum of heaven diamond stars, watch the red and green windows of homes, consider the trees that …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 12.14.24
Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry. Muriel Rukeyser ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Chimera” by Alan Murphy To see more of Alan’s dynamically thoughtful & pointedly abstract works, as well as our other resident artists, visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we lived long in our swamp song; we would write words …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 12.07.24
My role in society, or any artist’s or poet’s role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all. John Lennon ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “The Martyrdom of Saint Valentine” by Alan Murphy Mad Swirl is thrilled to …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 12.04.24
This past 1st Wednesday of December (aka 12.04.24) Mad Swirl Open Mic whirl’d up the Swirl at our OC home, Barbara’s Pavillion, getting the Mad mic opened for ALL you Mad ones out there! This month we will be celebrating the kick-off of the Ho-Ho-Holidaze Hijinx season! We Swirl-a-brated with holiday inspired songs, stories & poems, warming cockles & jingling …
Mad Swirl Merch : Holiday Sale 2024
(get 10% using promo code > SWIRLNSALE) The whole mad swirl of merch begins in our online store! If you haven’t already got yourself some mad threads to sport, then you’ve come to the right post. We have mens & ladies tees, zipped hoodies in all sizes & more colors. We also brought back mad mugs & water bottles to fill with …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 11.30.24
The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind. Marina Abramovic ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Happy Glow” by Angeline Schellenberg To see more of the simply charming & beautiful moments as captured thru Angeline’s lens, as well as our other resident artists, visit Mad …