Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working. Pablo Picasso ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “The 16th Chapel” by Resident Artist & Contributing Poet Colleen Boueil To see all of Colleen’s rhythmically & extraordinary ordinary scenes, as well as our other past featured artists, at our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 10.18.25
There are two worlds: the world we can measure with line and rule, and the world that we feel with our hearts and imagination. Leigh Hunt ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Philosophy 101” by Resident Artist & Contributing Poet Colleen Boueil To see all of Colleen’s rhythmically & extraordinary ordinary scenes, as well as our other past featured artists, at our …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 10.11.25
In reality art is always for everyone and for no one. Eugenio Montale ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Looming” by Resident Artist & Contributing Poet Colleen Boueil To see all of Colleen’s rhythmically & extraordinary ordinary scenes, as well as our other past featured artists, at our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry …
Podcast: Inside the Eye: Q3 2025
Listen on Patreon OR on Spotify! Welcome to Mad Swirl‘s latest installment of “Inside the Eye!” In this episode: Hosts Johnny O (Chief Editor), MH Clay (Poetry Editor) & Tyler Malone (Short Story Editor) interviewed Contributing Poet & Writer Marie Higgins! Here’s a bit about Marie: Marie Higgins lives with her husband and a go-go foxhound near Philadelphia where she works and …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 10.04.25
You have to make it happen. Denis Diderot ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Helios” by featured artist Colleen Boueil Mad Swirl is thrilled to welcome Colleen Boueil back to the Mad Gallery, with photographs that continue to transform the ordinary into something so much better. With a keen eye for both natural and man-made patterns, her work reveals the quiet rhythms …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 10.01.25
This past 1st Wednesday of October (aka 10.01.25) Mad Swirl Open Mic was found whirling up the Swirl at Barbara’s Pavillion, getting the Mad mic opened for ALL you Mad ones out there! This month we featured Dallas Beat Poet, Musician and our Mad Brother, Carlos Salas! Grats to ALL the participators & appreciators who graced our stage: Hosts: Johnny …