Arts Work
It all started when…
Arts Work
Emily’s on-going participation in the arts concerns itself primarily with narrative, meaning, beauty and transformation. While deeply steeped in the written word and musical expression, she crosses over into movement frequently–both dance and martial arts–and occasionally into photography, film and the occasional installation piece; sewing, weaving, pottery and book-making. Wherever Emily’s brain is, there is a search for the story, the connection and the light.
PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, PERFORMANCE AND VISITING ARTS TEACHING
Single-Authored Books
2008 Ballad of The Breathless. Poetry. Spout Press, Minneapolis., MN
Self-published Poetry Chapbook Collaborations with artist JessicaDickinson.com
2001 Remember the Absurdity and The Monkeys of the Street
1998 thirsting for the big scrub
1997 Learning the Art of Motion
1995 a rare occurrence in which we are entirely permeable
1994 In The Trunk Of The Female
Blogs and Magazines
2021 Slow Flow, Internal Support Straight from the Sea, Love Letters #1 & #,2. Essays. Luci Daum Design, Ashland, WI
2004 Don’t Stop Talking to the Walls. Article. BCN Inside, Barcelona, Spain.
1997 Hip-Hop Lives in Minnesota, The Sandwiches Are Twenty-Five, R&B Life. Music critique. Lick magazine, Minneapolis, MN
Anthologies and Reviews
2022 How Alive Are You? Book Review, Blue Mesa Review, Albuquerque, NM
2011 Mood Music. Short Story, blink again, Spout Press, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Pratyahar. Essay. I Am a Woman, KRI, Espanola, NM
2008 Learning the Art of Motion. Poem Minneapolis Observer Quarterly, Minneapolis, MN
2001 Two Shorts. Untitled. Fiction. blink, Spout Press, Minneapolis, MN
2000 Smoking Spirits in my Grandmother’s Heart. Poem. Fox Cry Review, Wisconsin
1998 The Natural Order of Things. Poem. Harmony of Nature, Washington D.C.
1998 Converting Potential Into Energy At The Apartment On 4th Street Southeast. Poem.
Supposedly What Happened at 12 Street Northeast. Poem. A Definitive Guide to the Twin Cities. Spout Press, Minneapolis, MN
Recordings and Multimedia Installations
Solo
2005 A Wolf Speaks, Full-length CD of original songs, Barcelona, Spain/New York, NY
1999 Recording of ten selected poems with cellist, Xavier Ortiz. Regular spot on WNYU
throughout Spring, 1999.
1995 A Perfectly Uttered Phrase. Poetry Installation piece, U of M Visual Arts Department, group show, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1995 U-Migrant Project. Video documentary. Shot and edited for the U of M, Chicano Studies Department, Minneapolis, MN
Group
2021 St. Patrick’s Day with Schola Cantorum. Singer, CD, Schola Cantorum, Santa Fe, NM
2020 Christmas with Schola Cantorum. Singer, CD, Schola Cantorum, Santa Fe, NM
Selected Collaborations and Use of Emily’s Creative Work by Other Artists
2008 The Grey House That Thinks Itself Into Your Head Without Asking. Poem as basis for group painting show, Peter Fingesten Gallery, Pace University, New York, NY
2007 Ballad of The Breathless. Exhibition, site-specific drawing installation. Jessica Dickinson, Jax Building Studio 401, St.Paul, MN
2000 The Girl-Wonder. Poem. Multi-media Modern dance piece. Wendy Thomas at Rutger’s University, NJ
1997 Silence: I have not finished beginning, 10 poems. Screen-printed artist’s book, Jessica Dickinson, Baltimore, MD
1997 A Wolf Speaks. Poem. Theater performance, Rebecca Berg, New York, NY
1996 The Girl Wonder. Poem. Multimedia Dance Performance, Wendy Thomas, Rutger’s, NJ
Selected Single-author Readings, Performances
2008
New Ulm Literary Club, New Ulm, MN
Lecture and Reading: “Poetry Through History and Poetry as a Narrative Art Form”
New Ulm Public Library, New Ulm, MN
Creative Writing Workshop: “The Sensory Home: Awakening to Place”
New Ulm Public Elementary School, New Ulm, MN
Creative Writing Workshop: “Intro to Poetry and Freewriting” grade 5
Midtown Yoga Festival, Minnehaha Yoga, Center for Happiness, Minneapolis, MN
Guitar and Vocal Kirtan Performance, invited by Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa
1992-1997 Ongoing group readings at many venues throughout the Twin Cities.
EXPERIENCE IN PUBLISHING
Graduate Reader: Blue Mesa Review. University of New Mexico. 2022 – 2023
Proofreader: Kundalini Research Institute. Española, NM, 2008-10
Writer: Lutheran Social Services: National Disaster Relief Newsletter. St. Paul, MN. 2000
Editorial Assistant: NYU Press. NY., NY. 1998-99
Areas: History, Women’s Studies, Queer Studies, Latin American Studies
Editors: Jennifer Hammer, Niko Pfund
Literary Arts Intern: Perpich Center for Arts Education. Golden Valley, MN 1995-96
Reader: Spout Magazine. St. Paul, MN 1993-96