Tag Archives: Art

Autism in Art: America Enters the Bardö, Trump Departs

In Tibetan Buddhism, a “bardö” is the intermediate gap we experience between death and rebirth… Said to be, for most, a foggy, confusing, dreamlike state… lost… abandoned… fear… desire… hope… The world has been obsessed with Donald J. Trump for 5 years. Nervously checking our phones dozens of times a day… What has he done…More

Autism in Poetry: It Burns

I’ve seen the fiercest hearts of my generation burn themselves alive, lips wrapped around a pipe…

Family is complex for this autistic.More

Neurodivergent Poetry: How Rare It Is

Why would teachers, parents, friends waste time saying one thing to me trying to communicate something entirely different…?

Later, why would bosses, priests, lovers mock, rage, abuse for doing exactly what they say…?More