Writer and Poet
Elizabeth Hazen is a poet and essayist whose work has appeared in Best American Poetry 2013, Southwest Review, The Threepenny Review, The Normal School, and other journals. Chaos Theories is her first book. Her second book, Girls Like Us, was published in March, 2020. Read more at her website.
Do Creatives Actually Have an Advantage When It Comes to Mental Health?
Creativity is part of resilience, which is considered a central aspect of mental wellness. We are creating all the time, problem-solving, playing, experimenting, interacting with others spontaneously, etc. Creativity is the weft across the warp of our lives. We cannot function without it.
The Founder of TRIBE, School of Embodied Arts
"Move your body, engage in breathwork, and immerse yourself in the transformative power of cold water."
A Conversation with the Instrument Maker on Rediscovering Play, Ancient Traditions, and Peace Through Sound
"I like to think that sound has information, so when we build and play and listen to these kinds of instruments today, it's like opening a portal to an experience that was designed in another time, in another world."
How a Trip to the Art Museum in Potomac Restored My Faith in the World
I was taken with this strange paradise hidden in the Potomac suburbs, this place that seemed to me like another country—if not another planet.
Baltimoreans Transform Historic Farm into a MD Writers' Retreat
Ron Tanner and Jill Eicher loved the idea of an educational non-profit and ultimately decided to make it a space dedicated to writers.
Susan Lowe’s Solo Exhibition is a Vivid Mosaic of the Tragedies and Triumphs of Her Life
Although the work was created out of loss and grief, there is little sadness to be found. Quite surprisingly, the paintings burst with energy and connection, with the promise that everything is a cycle; there isn’t really an end.
