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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · 6d

“Who ever said, that my paintings are not in the traditional Indian style, has poor knowledge of Indian art indeed.”

Oscar Howe’s art accompanies poetry by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social and Sean Glatch this week: pigeonpagesnyc.com/poetry

(🎨: Courtesy of the Whitney Museum of American Art)

Oscar Howe’s Retreat (1968). Casein on paper.

Oscar Howe’s Eagle Dance (1960). Casein and graphite pencil on paper.

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · 6d

“here is your whole / self against her whole self / the one with violets in her lap”

Read “Against Her” by @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social, in the nest now (🎨: Oscar Howe, courtesy of the Whitney Museum of American Art)

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Oscar Howe’s “Eagle Dance” in casein and graphite pencil on paper with a title card: “Against Her” by Allison Field Bell

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · 6d

“I want you; I want / to preserve you—like the taxidermist / who transforms a carcass to carrion cast,"

Read “Essay on Vanity” by Sean Glatch, in the nest now (🎨: Oscar Howe, courtesy of the Whitney Museum of American Art)

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“Retreat” by Oscar Howe, an abstract work of art, with a title card: “Essay on Vanity” by Sean Glatch

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · 8d

We have new poems in the nest this week from Allison Bell Field and Sean Glatch (🎨: Oscar Howe, courtesy of the Whitney Museum of American Art)

pigeonpagesnyc.com/poetry

Oscar Howe’s Eagle Dance; and abstract work of art, with a title card: poems by We have new poems in the nest this week from Allison Bell Field and Sean Glatch

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · 22d

Extension alert! We added a couple more days to our Poetry Contest! Send your poetry for our judge, Cecily Parks by this Friday; the winner will receive $250 and publication.

Find details in the nest and on Submittable: pigeonpagesnyc.submittable.com/submit

Flyer for Pigeon Pages Poetry Contest

Deadline Extended! September 19

Winner receives $250 and publication

Judged by Cecily Parks

(There is also a photo of Cecily and images of yellow flowers)

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · 23d

It’s the last day of our Poetry Contest! Send your poetry for our judge, Cecily Parks, tonight; the winner will receive $250 and publication.

Find details in the nest and on Submittable: pigeonpagesnyc.submittable.com/submit

Flyer for Pigeon Pages Poetry Contest

Submission deadline: September 15

Winner receives $250 and publication

Judged by Cecily Parks

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Sep 8

Not to sound like a ghost with a grudge that crawls out of your TV, but…seven dayssssss! Send us your poetry before time is up.

Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 4

It’s contest time again! Send your most beautiful poetry for our judge, Cecily Parks, by September 15. The winner will receive $250 and publication.

Find details in the nest and on Submittable: pigeonpagesnyc.submittable.com/submit

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 4

It’s contest time again! Send your most beautiful poetry for our judge, Cecily Parks, by September 15. The winner will receive $250 and publication.

Find details in the nest and on Submittable: pigeonpagesnyc.submittable.com/submit

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 16

Christina Quarles’ gestural, abstract paintings confront themes of racial and sexual identities, gender, and queerness.

Quarles’ work accompanies new poems by MaKenzie Copp this week: pigeonpagesnyc.com/poetry

(🎨: Courtesy of the Whitney Museum)

Acrylic painting of abstract figures in bright colors on an off-white background

Acrylic painting of abstract figures in bright colors on a black “floor” with pink flowers

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 15

TGIF! We hope your weekend plans include writing some poetry and submitting to our Poetry Contest, judged by Cecily Parks. Submit by September 15; the winner will receive $250 and publication.

Find details in the nest and on Submittable: pigeonpagesnyc.submittable.com/submit

Flyer for Pigeon Pages’ Poetry Contest, judged by Cecily Parks. Submission deadline: September 15. Winner receives $250 and publication. A photo of Cecily is included among some yellow flowers with a sepia tone.

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 13

“but there she is / laughing, my grandmother in her hospital gown—”

Read “Lumpectomy” by MaKenzie Copp, in the nest now (🎨: Christina Quarles; courtesy of the Whitney Museum)

pigeonpagesnyc.com/lumpectomy

Abstract figure painting with a title card: “Lumpectomy” by MaKenzie Copp

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 12

“I want a mouthful of vinegar, salt, and all the things I can't have.”

Read “Without Saying Homesick” by MaKenzie Copp (🎨: Christina Quarles; c/o the Whitney Museum)

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Abstract figure painting with a title card: “without saying homesick” by MaKenzie Copp

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 10

We have new poems in the nest this week by MaKenzie Copp, just for you! (🎨: Christina Quarles; courtesy of the Whitney Museum)

pigeonpagesnyc.com/poetry

An abstract painting with various limbs in a room with a black flower with pink flowers; and a title card: poems by MaKenzie Copp

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Aug 4

It’s contest time again! Send your most beautiful poetry for our judge, Cecily Parks, by September 15. The winner will receive $250 and publication.

Find details in the nest and on Submittable: pigeonpagesnyc.submittable.com/submit

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 27

“It is too soon to test. We wait. The bleeding will stop or it won’t, and then we will know.”

ICYMI, the winning story from our Flash Contest is in the nest now! Read “Implantation Bleeding” by Olivia Fantini, chosen by our judge, Rachel Lyon (🎨: Debbi Kenote)

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Abstract painting in blues, tans, and red with a title card: “Implantation Bleeding” by Olivia Fantini

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 19

"When I started, I wanted to make paintings that…you didn't need 'talent' to make. You just had to think in a certain way."

Carroll Dunham’s work accompanies new poetry by Jenny Maaketo and Molly Moran (🎨: Courtesy of the Whitney Museum of American Art)

pigeonpagesnyc.com/poetry

Abstract monotype sheet with some squares in yellow, red, and a textured brown

Abstract lithograph, primarily in red with yellow and blue accents

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 17

“And we were the laugh track to our sick version of America’s Funniest Home Videos—rewinding/replaying Mom’s punchline.”

Read “In the Oven” by Jenny Maaketo, in the nest now (🎨: Carroll Dunham; courtesy of the Whitney Museum of American Art)

pigeonpagesnyc.com/in-the-oven

Abstract lithograph with red, yellow, and blue and title card: “In the Oven” by Jenny Maaketo

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 16

“no two things ever really touch– / except on maps. Huron and Michigan look a little like a pair of lungs.”

Read “Lover’s Leap” by Molly Moran, in the nest now (🎨: Carroll Dunham; courtesy of the Whitney Museum of American Art)

pigeonpagesnyc.com/lovers-leap

A monotype with yellow and red and some brown with title card: “lover’s leap” by Molly Moran

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 14

We have new poems in the nest this week by Jenny Maaketo and Molly Moran (🎨: Carroll Dunham; courtesy of the Whitney Museum of American Art)

pigeonpagesnyc.com/poetry

Abstract lithograph with lots of red, some blue and yellow, with a title card: poems by Jenny Maaketo and Molly Moran

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 5

“Don’t make me out to be an artist. I am an engineer. I am after the facts. Only the facts.”

Harold Edgerton’s work accompanies new poems by Madeleine Mori this week: pigeonpagesnyc.com/poetry

(🎨: Courtesy of Whitney Museum of American Art)

Black and white silver print of a repeated image of a man’s arm holding a violin

Black and white silver print of glass that looks like splashing water

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 4

“When fresh retina is braided into / burnt fibers, do the living see through the dead,"

Read “Rotoscope” by Madeleine Mori, in the nest now (🎨: Harold Edgerton; courtesy of Whitney Museum of American Art)

pigeonpagesnyc.com/rotoscope

Black and white silver print of a man’s arm holding a violin, the image repeated many times from the top to the bottom with the title card: “rotoscope” by Madeleine Mori

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 3

“I sign no lease in Brooklyn, / do not accept the life you envision for me without you.”

Read “Remain” by Madeleine Mori now (🎨: Harold Edgerton; c/o Whitney Museum of American Art)

pigeonpagesnyc.com/remain

Black and white silver print of glass that looks like falling water with a title card: “remain” by Madeleine Mori

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Jul 2

We have new poems in the nest by Madeleine Mori this week, check them out! (🎨: Harold Edgerton; courtesy of Whitney Museum of American Art)

pigeonpagesnyc.com/poetry

Black and white silver print with a repeating image of a man’s arm holding a violin, with a title card: poems by Madeleine Mori

Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Jun 21

(🎨: Courtesy of Hans Alf Gallery)

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Pigeon Pages @pigeonpagesnyc.bsky.social · Jun 21

“Spanning from tiny figurines to large scale installations, the works come across as sometimes innocent and sometimes distinctly ominous – but always immensely attractive.”

Louise Hindsgavl’s work accompanies new poetry by Maya Bernstein and Michael Juliani: pigeonpagesnyc.com/poetry

Red glazed ceramic of some blocks and a face at the top

Glazed ceramic that looks like a blue and orange piece of coral

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