I realize it is now May and National Poetry Month has ended, but I have one more post on poetry and scrapbooking. Obviously, we tell stories in scrapbooks, but does anyone ever write their stories in poetry form? I challenge … Continue reading
Margaret Austin Smith writes “Poetry is an art form that cuts across material inequalities and enables, encourages the very human and humanizing act of sharing knowledge” in response to a commentary about a Beautiful and Pointless. Replace the word poetry … Continue reading
Following up last week’s post on poetry, this week I have a second question that is raised in David Kirby’s NY Times piece. Kirby writes about his interactions with teachers that use his poetry in the classroom. He states, “The … Continue reading
April is National Poetry Month and that’s got me thinking about how poetry relates to scrapbooking. People who love poetry really love poetry according to David Orr’s book, Beautiful and Pointless (as reported by David Kirby’s commentary. This got me … Continue reading
Stephanie Medley-Rath is a sociologist and scrapbooker who studies scrapbooking and memory keeping. Scrapworthy Lives is a blog focused on her sociological analysis of scrapbooking, with a sprinkling of posts about Stephanie's own scrapbooking projects.
