Susan's explorations with visual artists began with renowned watercolorist and Philadelphia neighbor Sara Steele.
Artist and botanical illustrator Alana Lea has collaborated with Susan on poem-prints as well as the covers of Susan's books of poems, Between the Doors and Love Letters.
"Through its programs, the Arts & Spirituality Center builds bridges and deepens relationships across cultural and racial divides. The work enables individuals and communities to draw on their intrinsic strengths to overcome alienation, to impact the revitalization of neighborhoods, and to heal the wounds of injustice." Susan is a teacher in the We the Poets Project (see link below), a program of this vibrant, West Philadelphia organization.
Andrea and Susan have collaborated on text and music for two chorus, "The Shape of My Soul" for the Anna Crusis Women's Choir and "Into the Blue" for the Rainbow Chorale of Delaware.
This is the link for the Meetup.com page that promotes Susan's Writing Circles. Look there and join for current dates and locations, as well as more descriptive material, and for other writers looking for connection.
This is the home of the Thursday Morning Writing Circles.
Through this project of the Arts and Spirituality Center, Susan teaches poetry to children at the Quba Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies and other Philadelphia schools.
This is the home of the Thursday afternoon Writing Circles as well as first Wednesday and fourth Sunday circles. Jennifer Schelter writes with us on Thursday mornings!