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Lucy Clark, Author<\/p>\n

\"\"Lucy Clark, owner of The Lucy Clark Gallery, in Brevard, has explored many artistic mediums through the years including pottery, wall sculptures and jewelry, but writing is a creative outlet she traces back to her seven-year-old self. Though she moved away from it as she grew older, she found herself drawn to writing once again when she began a blog, \u201cThe Life of Mud: Musings of a Potter and How It Relates to Life,\u201d<\/em> and during COVID when she wrote poems during weekly emails to stay in touch with others. \u201cFinally, after many requests to create a book, I decided to sit down during the cold winter months and do something that I could be proud of,\u201d Clark says.<\/p>\n

Courageous Heart\u2019s<\/em> pages pair Clark\u2019s poems with her original photography. \u201cI am always photographing places and moments that I emotionally resonate with,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen the words come, I find that I have a shot that will match the tone of the writing. Other times, the photo will inspire the writing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark likes the words, \u201cTo keep our hearts open is probably the most urgent responsibility you have as you get older,\u201d a quote attributed to Leonard Cohen. \u201cFor me,\u201d she says, \u201cpoetry is a way of keeping my eyes shut and my heart wide open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Courageous Heart, July, 2024, poetry\/photographs, hardcover, $30, by Lucy Clark, and self-published in Brevard, NC. Order copies at LucyClarkGallery.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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