In Memoriam: Poet Jane Mead

In Memoriam: Poet Jane Mead

Sep 9, 2019 | Current Ned Note, Past Notes, Poetry

I Have Been Living by Jane Mead   I have been living closer to the ocean than I thought – in a rocky cove thick with seaweed. It pulls me down when I go wading. Sometimes, to get back to land takes everything I have in me. Sometimes, to get back to land is the...
Art Tells The Truth

Art Tells The Truth

Aug 30, 2019 | Current Ned Note, Past Notes

I recently helped to organize a day-long reading of the complete Mueller Report at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. A number of local theatrical artists and local elected public officials participated in the event, and it was a great success. A...
The Tempest at the Port Plaza

The Tempest at the Port Plaza

Aug 18, 2019 | Current Ned Note, Past Notes

I’m a theater producer as well as a novelist and playwright. Many years ago, when I first moved to Olympia, Washington I saw a beautiful stage beside the waters of the Puget Sound, and felt that the stage needed a great  stage production of William...
In Memoriam: Toni Morrison

In Memoriam: Toni Morrison

Aug 7, 2019 | Current Ned Note, On Writing, Past Notes, Poetry

Toni Morrison died August 6, 2019. One of the seminal novelists of our generation, she revolutionized literature and changed the narratives we told about slavery and the experience of being American. Here are 5 poems by Toni Morrison, courtesy of The Believer...