![]() ![]() ![]() By this measure, Marshall Witten’s My Mind’s Eye-by turns wry, deeply loving, empathetic, and soberly realistic-is a signal achievement, a monument to a long life well and attentively lived. I’ve long thought that important poetry’s basis is human maturity, a clear-eyed awareness, which some never attain, of the human condition in its full actuality. Book Launch / Readings: The Poetry Box LIVE – September Edition Her cover drawing was inspired by the questioning mind and discerning eye of the poet. Before illustrating My Mind’s Eye, Elaine produced ink illustrations for Marshall’s previous books, Reflections on Change and Remembering Harvey. Painting in a “poetic realism” style, she intuitively captures how her experience of living with nature in rural Vermont affects her and her artistic voice. She is a past Trustee of The College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT.Įlaine paints in oil, watercolor and also renders ink drawings. Her work is represented by galleries in Dorset, VT, Saratoga, NY, Newport, RI, Kennebunkport, ME, and Wellington, FL. Elaine has taught sculpture workshops in Vermont for the last sixteen years. Her work was chosen for Presidential gifts by President Obama. In 2013, Elaine became a purveyor of sculptures to the U.S. Her work is in public and private collections in U.S., Canada, and in the private collection of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. ![]() Her bronzes have been exhibited in over one hundred forty national and international exhibitions and solo shows, and museums. She casts bronzes in the ancient lost-wax method. Elaine’s career in art now spans thirty years.Įlaine is a national and international award-winning sculptor. She was mentored by Jane Armstrong, Fellow N.S.S. Her nurse’s knowledge of anatomy informs her work. Decades later, after raising three children and working as a Registered Nurse, she returned to sculpture. She took her first sculpture course at Columbia University, N.Y.C. They live at the end of a road in rural Vermont, take long walks with their dog he shovels snow when necessary, and writes because it’s always necessary.Įlaine Franz Witten majored in art at Connecticut College, New London, CT. He now lives with his wife, a professional artist who has illustrated his three books. He was a founding director and later served as chair of the Vermont Community Foundation. He also served on the National Commission on the Responsibilities for Financing Post-Secondary Education.Īs an elected public servant, Marshall served as Bennington County State’s Attorney, and later in the Vermont House of Representatives chaired the Vermont House Appropriations Committee. He chaired the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees for 13 years. He trained many young lawyers – imparting both a superb knowledge of substantive law and high ethical standards.īeyond his legal career, Marshall held a variety of public service positions, many focusing on higher education. In 2016 he published a chapbook, Meditations on Change.īefore retiring, Marshall spent several years as a prosecutor in the office of the Manhattan District Attorney, followed by more than half a century practicing in Vermont. Yeats Society of NY international competition. One of his poems was awarded honorable mention in the 2016 W.B. His poems have appeared in The Mountain Troubadour, published by the Poetry Society of Vermont. The natural world inspires many of his poems, as do politics, philosophy, travel, human relationships, aging, and death. ![]() Marshall Witten, having practiced law for more than 50 years, has turned on his retirement to writing poetry. And if simplicity is sometimes trampled by our greed and recklessness, knowing our true place restores at least a corner of the world.Ībout the Author & Artist Marshall & Elaine (cr: Adam Agnew) The natural world becomes a mirror for human actions. Description My Mind’s Eye Poems by Marshall Witten with Illustrations by Elaine Franz Wittenĭrawn from episodes over a long life, the poems of My Mind’s Eye survey the joys and sorrows, the affirmations and contractions of the world. ![]()
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