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Poet Emily Ruth Hazel wrote a collection of six poems incorporating her experiences with every theme from the year in response to passages of scripture.

Isaiah 50:2-3

Isaiah 59:9-11

Luke 1:78-79

Proverbs 1:8-9

Jeremiah 31:13

Genesis 2:21-25

Exodus 16:2-4

Jonah 2:5-7

Artist in Residence 2013, Emily Ruth Hazel

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Emily Ruth Hazel

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Spark+Echo Arts

2013

Poetry/Spoken Word

Image by Giorgio Trovato

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Poet Emily Ruth Hazel wrote a collection of six poems incorporating her experiences with every theme from the year in response to passages of scripture.


Explore her works created throughout the year:

“In the Wake of the Storm”

LIGHT AND DARKNESS (JANUARY 21, 2013)

“Circling the Waist of Wisdom”

FOOLS (APRIL 26, 2013)

“Homecoming”

DANCING (JUNE 27, 2013)

“Runaway”

LIES (AUGUST 8, 2013)

“Give Us This Day”

HARVEST (NOVEMBER 14, 2013)

“Undressing Prayer”

MEMORY (JANUARY 6, 2013)

Spark Notes

The Artist's Reflection

Emily Ruth Hazel is a poet, writer, and cross-pollinator who is passionate about diversifying the audience for poetry and giving voice to people who have been marginalized. Selected as the Honorary Poet for the 25th Annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading in Providence, Rhode Island, she presented a commissioned tribute to the Poet Laureate of Harlem in February of 2020. She is a two-time recipient of national Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prizes and was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for a residency at The Hambidge Center in 2014. Her chapbook, Body & Soul (Finishing Line Press, 2005), was a New Women’s Voices finalist. Emily’s work has appeared in numerous anthologies, magazines, literary journals, and digital projects, including Kinfolks: A Journal of Black Expression and Magnolia: A Journal of Women’s Socially Engaged Literature. Her poetry has also been featured on music albums, in a hair salon art installation, and in a science museum exhibition.


Emily has written more than twenty commissioned works for organizations, arts productions, social justice projects, and private clients. Currently, she is developing several poetry book manuscripts and writing lyrics for an original musical inspired by the life of the extraordinary singer and Civil Rights icon Marian Anderson. A graduate of Oberlin College’s Creative Writing Program and a former New Yorker, she is now based in the Los Angeles area.


EmilyRuthHazel.com

Instagram: @EmilyRuthHazel

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Emily Ruth Hazel

About the Artist

Word of Mouth

In the Wake of the Storm

Circling the Waist of Wisdom

Give Me a Name

Homecoming

Runaway

Give Us This Day

Undressing Prayer

Emily Ruth Hazel

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