Mark Doty (1953) is the author of several poetry collections, most recently Deep Lane; A Swarm, A Flock, A Host: A Compendium of Creatures; and Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems, recipient of the National Book Award. Other collections include Atlantis, recipient of...
Artists need inspiration, and nourishment, and community, and above all– time. Civitella provides all of these, in the mysterious, gorgeous environment of a medieval castle. I wrote for nine hours a day, without the distractions of the world. And then emerged...
I had the time to create a draft of an essay exploring an anomalous Pieta series in the work of the New York artist Darrel Ellis, whose estate I have advised since his death in 1992. The work referenced in the essay will be included in an exhibition curated by former...
