poem – Miranda Aisling

Idea No. 137: How Do I Begin?

by MirandaThe Idea Blog April 20, 2013April 20, 2013991 comments

the idea: record a spoken word poem from Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something How do I begin? Nobody tells you that. They show up to our graduations, say a proud congratulations, and for a day it feels like we’ve done everything. But then the next day comes, and the next, and suddenly it’s …

Idea No. 108: A Poem on Passion

by MirandaThe Idea Blog March 23, 2013139 comments

the idea: write a poem to introduce the DMAJMS section on being passionate Tomorrow is a big day. I’ll be sending out the rough draft of my book, Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something, to as many people as possible. For my actual thesis class we’re required to have a second reader look at what …