The Tattooed Poets Project: Michael Stutzman
Our next tattooed poet is Michael Stutzman, who shares this colorful piece:Michael gives us the background of this piece:”This tattoo by Luis Martins at Lovecraft (Hamden, CT) is inspired by a Pennsylvania Dutch hex motif. Distelfinks (“thistle-finches”) and the tulips are talismans for luck, but it’s also in tribute to my paternal grandparents, who had deep Penn-Dutch roots. I go back and forth…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Senia Hardwick
Our next tattooed poet is Senia Hardwick:Senia explained that her “tattoo relates to a lot of similar themes and feelings to that of my work, though in and of itself it is not literary.” She adds, “I tend to write poetry that explores the transmutation of feelings and experience into landscapes and…
The Tattooed Poet’s Project: Alice Ladrick
Our next tattooed poet is Alice Ladrick:Alice tells us:”I got this little guy done at No Ka Oi in Philly. It was something I’d be thinking about for awhile but the actual plan was hatched just a little before I went out there. I got the crow (his name is Corbin) because crows had kinda been following me around for awhile and became a symbol of comfort for me, plus I like the multiplicity of meanings crows carry in various mythologies.”Alice also sent…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Leigh Ann Hornfeldt
Our next tattooed poet is Leigh Ann Hornfeldt, who sent us two tattoos. First, this Northern mockingbird:Leigh Ann explains:”I chose this tattoo as I was writing my first collection of poems, East Main Aviary. During this time I became very interested in birding. I can remember the first mockingbird I ever saw: He was walking the rail of our…
