Tag: Jeanne Bryner
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Learning to heal
Jeanne BrynerNora MazurNewton Falls, Ohio, United States Top pieced by Jeanne BrynerQuilting done by Nora Mazur Jeanne Bryner: Quilts are important in my Appalachian culture. Narratives of beauty and truth are pieced together, preserving family history. This quilt contains photos of a special family of international sisters and brothers in the nursing profession. Caring for…
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Moments in nursing
Jeanne BrynerNora MazurNewton Falls, Ohio, United States Top pieced by Jeanne Bryner Quilting done by Nora Mazur Jeanne Bryner: On any given day, one of our cells may deviate from its usual path. Others cells may follow, leading us from a state of wellness to one of illness. How can we survive this civil war?…
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Blessed is the heart
Jeanne BrynerNewton Falls, Ohio, United States Peacemaker inside the great barn father of us all, he passes the meat plate, its thick roast to the left his fork last in line. Bless his bulbous nose, ruddy face and bloodshot eyes, his slur of words over time. This living space offers no remote, not one easy…
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Morning note
Jeanne BrynerWarren, Ohio, United States Poet’s statement “Morning note” was a response to finding my husband’s note. Couples who have come through this type of grief know its depth. There are many gravesites on our journey. Names we dare not speak burn themselves inside our hearts. Morning note In a few moments I’ll let you…
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Prayer for my village – When a friend asks me what it’s like to see someone die
Jeanne BrynerWarren, Ohio, United States Poet’s statement Both of these poems were written while I was at Vermont Studio Center on an international fellowship. Artists from all disciplines, states, and nations ate together, worked in their studios, presented slides, and gave readings of works-in-progress. It was precious. And I thought, why must we have war?…
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Apple tree – Baby poems
Jeanne BrynerCortland, Ohio, United States Poet’s statement Working in pediatrics, I find children’s bodies/spirits revealed in nature and my art. A child’s presence brings light to a room and hope to our world. Apple treeHere, in the backyard, beyondthe clothesline where I hangmy sheets, my eyes are drawnto the dwarf,the orphan apple tree,one arm bent…
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Photo journalist — The garden in winter — The violets
Jeanne BrynerCortland, Ohio, United States Photo journalistLike patio umbrellas our green tomatoes shadethese babies, six bunnies dressed in furry snowsuits.God tells a joke in July and quickly, you must runfor your camera. It’s just this way living out of town,wanting a mess of fried green tomatoes for supper(your grown daughter’s favorite). Remember whenher small feet…