For this year's festival, poet Colleen Michaels and artist Stacy Thomas-Vickory of Montserrat College of Art along with students Brittney Butterfield and Grayson Gemmiti have created a paper garden of writing prompts adapted from The Daily Poet, a Two Sylvia's Press publication.
This outdoor, site-specific installation of 1,000 paper blooms will serve as a reminder of beauty's persistence in harsh climates. Participants are invited to spring into action by picking a flower. Each bloom, when unfolded, will reveal a writing prompt, an invitation to begin a poem. We invite you to use the garden as a meeting spot or as a place for contemplation. Get dirt under your nails and let a prompt get under your skin.
Locations:
Exterior Garden: Peabody Essex Museum, Axelrod Walkway
Interior Flower Shop: Peabody Essex Museum, Atrium
