Peter Beard Journal_003
Item
- Title
- Peter Beard Journal_003
- Alternative Title
- Peter Beard Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The image shows an open notebook with handwritten text on cream-colored pages. The left page contains a poem or reflective text, while the right page has a continuation of the text, expressing gratitude and personal growth. The handwriting is neat and consistent, with no visible art or doodles. The notebook appears to be bound with a red cover, and the pages are slightly worn, suggesting frequent use.
- Identifier
- 005_041820-070420_peter_beard
- Dates Completed
- April 18, 2020 - July 4, 2020
- Keywords
- Brandon Woodard; Prison; ONE BULLET; Unfinished chapter; Dallas Morning News; Follow-up story; Brandon’s Story; Tom Huang; Editor; Woodard family; Correspondence; Michael Unit; Texas Prisons; Tennessee Colony; Large family; Peter Beard; Disappearance; Death; Art hero; Peter Beard piece; Encounters with Peter Beard; Writing return; Lee Marvin; Cat Ballou; Old gunslinger; Boyd Gallery; Deep Ellum; Peter Beard exhibit; Inwood Theatre; Peter Beard film; Covid-19; Pandemic; Despicable leadership; Kelly; Ankle surgery; Gratitude; 29 Pieces; We thrive; Darcy Beck; Death of husband; Response to story; Peter Beard photos; Me with Peter Beard; Dallas Morning News article; Police killings; Race relations; Demonstrations; Headlines; Black Lives Matter; George Floyd; The Terrible Lessons of Life; Love Project; Online presentation; Zoom; Region 10 Education Service Center; LOVE workshop; White folks; Vengeful God; Quotidian joys; Journeyman, Inc.; DaVerse Lounge; 13th; Feelings; Blue Mountain Center of Meditation; Setu Retreat; Mad Maxish dream; Cocktail dresses; Betsy Bock; Elvis Presley; Paradise Lost; Satan; Hero; God-forsaken year; Gretchen; Breast cancer; Illnesses; Covid-19 deaths; Feeling words collage; Milton Glaser; Death; Art hero; Lizi Boyd; Reconnection; Reasons not to do Brandon Woodard story; 4th of July memories; Barbara Boster Phillipp; Anniversary of death; Autobiography of Malcolm X; Re-read; Transcript; Peter Beard story
- Transcription
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Left Page:
born in tragedy—a death
The work of the
organization blossomed
steadily, co
beautifully
But not all
those in roll call
had the particular
set of circumstances
to allow them to
rocket out of the
pain.
Right Page:
By the grace of God,
the practice of deep
focus, and deep
concentration on sacred
passages came into
my life.
It renewed me
gave me a rocket
burst, a big bang
of creative energy.
It gave me hope,
comfort, structure,
direction and peace.
But while I was
sorting through the - Rights
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- Is Part Of
- Peter Beard Journal
- Relation
- Image Gallery