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Art is a way to restore a sense of calm and refresh a sense of peacefulness, especially these days when life has gotten so hectic for most of us. It’s a way to find solace in the wake of trauma, comfort following pain.
“Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ~ Pablo Picasso
Explore the World Of Art!
At Turtle Light Press, it is our mission to help you regain a sense of calm and peacefulness through beautifully handmade books, fine art prints, digital paintings and an array of note cards, including sumi-e note cards and Jewish note cards. Whether it’s a gift to yourself or another, you will thank yourself for doing so – and we would like to thank you.
Sign up for our newsletter by dropping us an e-mail or using our contact form and we’ll send you a free note card to cherish. For us, it is about the love of the craft — combining words and graphics to create artwork and books that will resonate for you in a deep way. To learn more about our artwork, please view our store gallery and services!
If you would like, you can take a break here from the fast-paced information highway by reading a haiku poem, admire a Japanese sumi-e ink painting, or read about one of our musician note cards. Have any questions? We would be glad to be in touch through our e-mail or by phone at 908-227-7951.
Talks/Workshops
Want to have a memoir writing workshop for adults? A haiku or bookmaking workshop for teens? Or a talk about what it’s like to be a reporter/poet in Israel? Take a look at some of our talks/workshops and let us know how we can structure a talk or workshop to meet the needs of your community.
We are located in Arlington, VA, and are particularly open to doing talks/workshops in the Washington, D.C., vicinity.
TLP 2012 Chapbook Contest Winner to be Announced in February
Thanks to all of the poets who entered the 2012 TLP Haiku Chapbook Competition. We received 35 entries from around the world. It was thrilling each day to go to our post office box and find manuscripts, either stuffed into the tiny box or a yellow card indicating that it needed to be picked up from the postal clerk.
Manuscripts so far have come in from America, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, England, Ireland, Japan and New Zealand. Over the next few weeks, judges Kwame Dawes and Rick Black will be reading the entries independently and carefully, then will consult with each other at the end of January and make an announcement in February as to the winner.
It promises to be an exciting time. Updates on the competition as well as other TLP projects, such as a new collection of Nick Virgilio’s haiku due out in the spring, will be circulated on our blog or our TLP Facebook page, so feel free to follow us in either location. And, last but not least, some surprising news awaits the entrants to this year’s competition.
Thanks again to each of you for entrusting your poems to us!
Kwame Dawes and Rick Black
