The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2020 Edition (A Digital Gathering of Inspirational Works)

By Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis

Welcome to The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2020 Edition (A Digital Gathering of Inspirational Works).

 

This collection of positive and uplifting art has been created in response to PoArtMo, an artistic movement launched in 2020 by Auroras & Blossoms. PoArtMo stands for Positive Art Month (every June) and Positive Art Moves (all year round).

 

The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2020 Edition features a variety of different art forms by 40+ artists, including drawings, essays, flash fiction, paintings, photography, poetry and six word stories.

 

Contributors to The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2020 Edition (A Digital Gathering of Inspirational Works) include John Adair, Hadiya Ali, Cindelle Ancajas, Michael Biegner, Geoff Callard, Colleen M. Chesebro, Edna P. Chiclana, Nancy Christopherson, Stephen Cohen, Mateo Cruz, Barbara Demsar, Malina Douglas, Anjana Dudhraj, Kate Duff, Roy Duffield, David Ellis, Azelle Elric, Gabriel Fars, Ojasvi Gaude, Ekta Godhwani, Rachel Grosvenor, Penny Harter, Theodore Heublein, Bhagyashri K.T., Kate LaDew, Kathryn Leonard-Peck, Tain Leonard-Peck, Marieta Maglas, Cendrine Marrouat, Joy Moore, Patricia Tiffany Morris, Anita Nairne, Isabel Nolasco, Lisa Perkins, E.E. Rhodes, Swarnima Richhariya, Anindita Sarkar, Julie A. Sellers, Elizabeth Smith, Dana Sonnenschein, Darija Stipanic, Tantra-zawadi, Laura Theis, Caitlin Upshall, and Ross Walsh.

 

Enjoy the entire collection and experience a wonderfully uplifting experience. We sincerely hope that it motivates you to go out and make your own art to inspire others!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal
• Release date: Nov 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393998877

Cendrine Marrouat

Cendrine Marrouat is a French-born Canadian photographer, poet, and author. She is also the co-founder or FPoint Collective, a photography collective; and Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal, a magazine that promotes uplifting and positive poetry, no matter the topic. Cendrine has also created the Sixku (poetry form) and the Reminigram (type of digital photography). Finally she works as the Head of Marketing and Communications at Connexion Franco Coop.

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the very first digital art collection inspired by a brand-new artistic movement — The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2020 Edition.

Cendrine Marrouat and I first started promoting inspirational poetry through our positivity-focused magazine Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal. We have always been keen to promote positive art and other types of motivational creative writing, in addition to poetry, because we know the great impact positive art can have on the collective consciousness.

While both of us were participating in National Poetry Writing Month, an idea struck for us to start a community-based movement similar to National Poetry Writing Month but to include artists and writers across a broad spectrum of artistic disciplines.

At a time when it is vital to keep ourselves motivated, focused and in good spirits as we feel surrounded by overwhelming negativity, creating art has such a wonderful effect that it truly deserves a platform to inspire others.

We anticipate this collection to be the first of many yearly celebrations of the PoArtMo movement that will showcase a variety of artists displaying an extraordinary level of talent and commitment to their craft. Every single contributor to this anthology has produced art that will genuinely move those appreciating it.

Enjoy the collection. We sincerely hope that it motivates you to go out and make your own art to inspire others. Spread the word and thank you for joining us!

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK, September 24, 2020

David Ellis – Co-founder Auroras & Blossoms / PoArtMo

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Earlier this year, David Ellis and I had an idea. We wanted to create a movement open to all sorts of artists. A movement that disregards credentials and experience. A movement that brings creatives together, celebrating kindness, respect, positivity, and inspiration.

Inspired by NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month), PoArtMo stands for Positive Art Month (every June) and Positive Art Moves (all year). It is an invitation to artists around the world to brighten people’s days through photography, poetry, short stories, drawings, six-word stories, essays, flash fiction, and more. The only rule is: positivity, upliftment and inspiration – one piece at a time!

Launching a new movement is always a gamble. We had no idea if things would work out. Yet, the incredible responses our submission call for our NaPoWriMo Anthology, which was released successfully last June, received, taught us that an anthology is a great way to celebrate art and a unique movement like ours.

And what a celebration it was! An explosion of poetry, interspersed with paintings, photography, and six-word stories (among other things). Words lack me to describe how proud I am to have edited and participated in this anthology.

The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2020 Edition is not just a digital gathering of inspirational works. It is also proof that nothing can tame the human spirit that seeks to elevate itself above very challenging situations like a pandemic.

Thank you for purchasing a copy of this book!

Winnipeg, Canada, September 24, 2020

Cendrine Marrouat - Co-founder Auroras & Blossoms / PoArtMo

WORKS

The Unencumbered Dream -  Anita Nairne

Someday - Anindita Sarkar

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Someday, I wish to go to a lilac abound