by Xianna Michaels | May 20, 2017 | Books
This is a master class experience on the art and science of illustrated poetry. Xianna Michaels’s The Alchemy of Illuminated Poetry® is a surprising and successful hybrid of poetry and prose that serves as a meditative experience. A deeply personal yet universal...
by Xianna Michaels | May 15, 2017 | Books
I've spoken previously about trying to write a Xoem® a day as part of my daily morning Alchemy of Illuminated Poetry® practice. One of the things I do by way of this practice is to explore the mind-body connection. A while back I jammed my fingers into the walls of...
by Xianna Michaels | Apr 13, 2017 | Books
We all experience difficulty in our lives. I wrote this Xoem® as part of The Alchemy of Illuminated Poetry® process in the midst of pain. It reminded me that there is always another way of seeing things. And though I may not be able to change the pain itself, I can...
by Xianna Michaels | Apr 2, 2017 | Editorial
April is National Poetry Month, which to me is wonderful because it brings the joys of poetry into more people's awareness and experience. For me reading as well as writing poetry has been a daily lifelong practice. From the time I wrote my first poem at the age of...
by Xianna Michaels | Mar 7, 2017 | Editorial
What exactly is a Xoem®? I wrote a pamphlet called, "A Xoem a Day Keeps the Spirit in Play", and I do try to write one a day. It's a unique, six-line, circular-shaped verse form which I developed and love to use as part of my intuitive morning writing process. It can...
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