poetry

Madelyn Musick is a writer, teacher, & creator living in Somerville, Massachusetts. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing with a focus in poetry from the University of North Carolina - Wilmington & a BA in English from the University of Minnesota. Her poems “Pythagoras,” “A Weaker Vessel,” and “Love Capacity” are featured on In Parentheses. Her poem “Blood Orbit” can be found in The Shore.

“Overtime as the drawings developed, it became clear that although i was bringing them to fruition, they were creating themselves. They were curating their own stories through their expression and color palette.” 

“My art comes from my heart and therefore my paintings represent a part of my soul. I began to look internally instead of externally to discover what emotions. actions, and intentions were trying to tell me, and how they’ve helped me grow and flourish as an artist and resident of this Earth.” 

Jen Fries is a multi-disciplinary mixed-media artist, designer, and writer. Her methods include collage, assemblage, jewelry and wearable art, books, toys, fantastic fiction, and poetry. Her art is narrative, telling or implying stories about emotion and dreams, history, mythology and mysticism, and the interdependence of human-made and natural environments. 

From New York City via Vermont, Jen has lived and worked in Somerville since 2000.