Posted by: Audrey Dimola on: May 8, 2012
…the indomitable wave, the current of the universe – let it crash on our sorrows, our wounded memories, and our ghosts. dissolve all spirits save for those that tell of our true worth, our infinite soul. you are only bound by the past, by empty comparisons, by your history – until you realize the key [...]
Posted by: Audrey Dimola on: May 7, 2012
Facade of Long Island City library, April 2012 It’s been quite a National Poetry Month for me and I’m so grateful for the experiences I’ve had. I finished up my 30 haiku in 30 days (albeit a bit late ;))… Uploaded a poem to the A Poem From Us project… And went to see my poem [...]
Posted by: Audrey Dimola on: April 26, 2012
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter” I want to keep this short even though there is SO much to say – but I just wanted to express that I wholeheartedly stand in solidarity with my high school, LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOL, on today of all days.. [...]
Posted by: Audrey Dimola on: April 13, 2012
Three special people in my life have some special happenings worth mentioning… Nick (NJ) Calder is en route to Chicago right now for the world premiere of his first feature film Fear Eats The Seoul on the BIG screen in the Chicago Fear Film Fest! We are still in the process of submitting it to more [...]
Posted by: Audrey Dimola on: April 9, 2012
A few quick updates! Thanks so much to fellow LIC’er Eric for supporting poetry in the area and including my poems and spoken word recordings on his great local music/food/culture blog, Sometime in Long Island City! We met at the John Lennon tribute I sang in at LIC Bar back in December. You can check [...]
Posted by: Audrey Dimola on: April 3, 2012
I am beyond thrilled to be included in this exhibition.. My poem “validation” is featured in the inaugural Queens Poets & Poems Exhibit at Queens Borough Hall for National Poetry Month, April 1st-31st, 2012. The exhibition is curated by the Queens Poet Laureate through 2013, Paolo Javier. Paolo – thank you SO MUCH! The show is free and [...]
Posted by: Audrey Dimola on: April 3, 2012
NYC view from Gantry Park at twilight, photo by me Poetry is always something to celebrate ;) But in the spirit.. I’m doing a haiku a day, every day this month – check them out on my Tumblr! I’m also so excited to announce that I’ll be hosting the Boundless Tales reading series at Waltz-Astoria for the [...]
Posted by: Audrey Dimola on: March 15, 2012
I’m reading at the Boundless Tales reading series again tonight at Waltz-Astoria, starting at 7:30pm! Debuting a bunch of pieces including brand new work from the past few months. Excited to share.. Thanks so much to Aida for the invite and for supporting my work, and the work of fellow local writers, playwrights, poets, and authors.. Always [...]
Posted by: Audrey Dimola on: March 15, 2012
I was thrilled to have HerHattan NYC do a great spotlight piece on my Compass Project! HerHattan NYC covers emerging female talent and entrepreneurs in NYC. In their words, it “exists to share the stories of talented women who, everyday, work to make their dreams a reality and watch their passions unfold, in the city [...]
Posted by: Audrey Dimola on: February 25, 2012
Recently I’ve been absolutely dying to make a book, so this morning I followed this quick and easy Instant Book tutorial from Hero Arts and made a little blank white book from plain printer paper. After accidentally stapling it to my desk (don’t ask..) while adding more pages, I took a NYLON magazine and my [...]