Category Archives: Pics&Videos

Grateful this April

Posted on 29 April 2010 by melissahasbrook

April has been an amazing and rewarding month. During info tables for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I enjoyed meeting patrons at Chrome Cat as well as students and staff at Lansing Community College. Many thanks to these establishments! Also thanks … Continue reading →

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H@TC Preview

Posted on 13 April 2010 by melissahasbrook

Thanks to Bonnie Bucqueroux from Lansing Online News for video recording the poem “we are trees” from my new collection Hope at the Center! She visited my info table for Sexual Assault Awareness Month at Lansing Community College on Monday, April … Continue reading →

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I Am Home

Posted on 14 December 2009 by melissahasbrook

I am home, birthplace of winter, childhood of snow tunnels, adolescence of Christmas carols, adulthood of whiteouts, home for the lengthiest, coldest, darkest season, greeted by the longest night, a joyous birth, an annual novelty, home, no matter the wind … Continue reading →

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73 Cents: A Mural by Regina Holliday

Posted on 10 November 2009 by melissahasbrook

Today I learned about Regina Holliday, a health-care activist who’s painting murals. She’s spurred by the recent loss of her husband Fred to renal cancer. Check out her powerful and huge mural 73 Cents, which depicts her family’s story in … Continue reading →

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Old to New

Posted on 9 November 2009 by melissahasbrook

There’s an amazing energy where I’ve visited the Ardennes: thousands-of-years-old caves at Hans sur Lesse, the Ourthe River near the village of Bérismenil and the ancient Celtic camp of Cheslé, the large old stones or dolmens of Wéris. Turning off … Continue reading →

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Bellies

Posted on 5 November 2009 by melissahasbrook

I’ve been thinking about bellies and mine’s recent expansion. In the year-plus since I moved to Belgium, the baggy pants have become snug. There’s nothing permanent about my belly’s current contours, though they could persist. And though not the only … Continue reading →

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Silver Ladies

Posted on 4 November 2009 by melissahasbrook

Along fields sewn on hilltops, sentinels of valleys lined by houses, families nestled in womb curves. Up the hill of Stockemstraat to the lane between fields, and then the forest and field. Long grass saturated with dew, fat drops on … Continue reading →

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El Mundo Zurdo 2009

Posted on 24 May 2009 by melissahasbrook

The gathering “El Mundo Zurdo: The First International Conference on the Work and Life of Gloria E. Anzaldúa” amazed me. I am grateful to have been among so many spirits touched by Anzaldúa’s words and Gloria’s actions. Event photos are … Continue reading →

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Brave Souls, Thanks!

Posted on 12 May 2009 by melissahasbrook

Thanks to the Lansing Writing Workshop participants! Your presence enriched the event and gifted me with insight. Photos are available in the More section of this post. Your table discussions bravely explored the workshop topics: embracing inspiration of body, spirit, … Continue reading →

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Feminist Poetry Night

Posted on 2 May 2009 by melissahasbrook

What an incredible turn out! The Planned Parenthood fundraiser on 30 April had standing room only. Dessa Cosma, PP Senior Field Organizer, said it was a successful evening on two fronts: getting the word out to the community about services … Continue reading →

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