Tired Ol’ Bricks & Mortar Made New,
I’m welcoming 2019 with my newly published article in the Journal Wild Culture. Artist Pitor Janowski’s works to reveal our physical world before gentrification makes it disappear. He wraps large, familiar objects, such as trains and whole buildings, in foil to give...
Students explore poetry on campus Nature Trail
I had two goals when I created "Poetry Spots" on the SPC Seminole campus where I teach in the heart of Pinellas County. First I wanted students to discover the little oasis of natural Florida tucked away on campus and connect that environment to Florida poetry I teach...
In 2015, here are two that lost fight to preserve cultural icons
The bells pealing on New Year's eve sounded a death knell for two American architectural icons of the 20th Century. The National Trust for Historic Preservation published the news on their website even before the New Year. The construction techniques of these two...
Feature Post
Portlandia, the icon that isn’t
What would Wall Street be without its massive charging bull? Probably just another New York City street among the concrete canyon of gray skyscrapers. Michael Graves's postmodernist Portland building stands out as a strong recognizable symbol in that city because it...
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