Ep. 183 Monica Ong - Visual Poet Tenet podcast

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Ep. 183 Monica Ong - Visual Poet

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This week, Wes and Todd talk with visual poet, Monica Ong. Monica discusses her early journey with art, getting her MFA from RISD, integrating poetry with her visual art practice, experimentation & play, her first book “Silent Anatomies”, her poem "The Attic", sculptural types of poems, her interest in astronomy, process & evolution of the work, the blurring of boundaries & thinking outside of the box, the importance of connection, design being rooted in the lyric and narrative, her family history and how it influences her work, Buddhism and her practice, routine, balancing family and work, being an example to her son and young people, phases of the making, creating a user experience, insomnia, curiosity & questions, identity, philosophy, her new book “Planetaria”, “The Star Gazer”, asterisms, her poem “Lunar Volvelle”, her micropress “Proxima Vera”, when it’s time to publish a book , being awarded a United States Artists Fellowship, her poem " Jade Insomnia", and the importance of support.

Join us for a fabulous conversation with Monica Ong!

Check out Monica’s work at her website - www.monicaong.com

Visit Monica’s micropress, Proxima Vera, at www.proximavera.com

Follow Monica on social media:

Instagram - www.instagram.com/proximavera/

@proximavera

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