—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Dasan Ahanu, the poet and spoken-word artist who recently became the 2023 Piedmont Laureate, grew up under his given name, Chris Massenburg. But once… Read More →
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The Healing Power of the Arts in Del Valle’s Teen Arts Collective for LGBTQIA+ Teens
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Natalia Torres del Valle’s passion for finding healing in the arts is longstanding: “Art definitely saved me as a teenager,” Del Valle said. “When I started… Read More →
WHUP-FM: Local Is Where the Niche Is
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline On the one hand, Orange County’s community radio station WHUP, 104.7-FM in Hillsborough, is a modern enterprise. Founded in the wake of the U.S. Congress’… Read More →
Coalesce: An Exhibit Where Poetry and the Visual Arts Alchemize
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Art and poetry belong together in an almost “elemental or alchemical” way, according to local visual artist Max Dowdle. Indeed, for husband-and-wife team Max and Morrow… Read More →
Dark Yonder: A New Literary Journal That’s Pushing the Boundaries of Noir
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline As the days grows shorter and night falls earlier, you may find yourself wanting to curl up with a good book—perhaps a pulpy mystery or a… Read More →
