Megan McDermott (she/her)

Art & Theology Revitalizing the Christian imagination through painting, poetry, music, and more

The ministerial reliance I have on artandtheology.org is so strong - bless this website!!!! (We're doing a Wednesday evening series on Scriptures + art leading to the Passion, and this week I'm covering the entry into Jerusalem.)

Good news my laptop is now more gay and Episcopalian

Last morning of AWP! An over-the-top number of book purchases, getting to see @millietullis.bsky.social in-person, and a panel of childless and childfree women writers.

Next year homodoxy at Chicago?? 👀

From social media to real life!! Poets!!! @tinakelley.bsky.social @hanvanderhart.bsky.social

Baltimore-ing! AWP-ing!

The other night I used plotting out AWP event options to procrastinate on poem revisions and now I'm using poem revisions to procrastinate from my final packing for AWP (I'm calling an Uber in 40 minutes)

this was not grammar

Hey I'm going to be AWP tomorrow

just a heads up in case it's happening for other people that the captcha is being v difficult 🥲

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"Not only is there an ultimate reality in the world, that reality is for us." Reading Verna Dozier's The Dream of God for our Sunday morning faith formation at the new parish, and this sentence sums up so much ✨

I mentioned earlier this week about having new (non-poetic) writing out! It's here! I'm so excited to be venturing into the world of art writing. Please check out this review & get to vicariously know the work of Julien Creuzet! I also talk Virginia Woolf + Bosch.

blackbird.vcu.edu/julien-creuz...

New issue of @blackbirdjournal.bsky.social means new artist interview! Was so excited to feature the work of Anne von Freyburg. It opens w/ a reflection on cuteness and feminine aesthetics, connecting to both the artwork and to my experience as a woman and priest.

blackbird.vcu.edu/interview-fo...

Has anybody put fries on the charcuterie board ???

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Sorry to my man Anthony Bridgerton, but I think season 4 is now my favorite season

I've been watching part 2 of Bridgerton but now I've gotta do school 😢

"'The persecution is the point,' said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature..."

Read more at: www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

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I've been taking a break from poetry submissions to just focus on being as creative as possible in generating new work, so I really don't have any new poem publications lined up,

but this week I have two things coming out that I'm very excited about writing-wise that are not poetry ✨

Love when you're writing a poem & discover a word you think you're making up is, in fact, a real word

The fact that anyone ever has wanted me or anyone else to think that Donald Trump DOESN'T hate women fills me with rage ✌️

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Me every few hours: remember Benedict + Sophie??? (I love them, and I will hear no season 4 slander)

the demographic realities of most of our churches.

In Western Mass. while I was there, we were trying to build some diocesan community building opportunities for people in their 20s and 30s. It's not quite the same as a parish, but I think there's potential in trying to get that age group together across multiple worshipping communities, given...

Please check out a review of These Saints are Stones by @millietullis.bsky.social from Signature Books. www.trampolinepoetry.com/reviews

Good news: after 390 years of manels, single-gender events are officially forbidden at Harvard.

Oh. Never mind. Single-gender events are fine as long as all participants are men and occur "accidentally".

(& now I'm hanging out in the church office grading undergrad papers for the class I'm a TA for)

Hi this is me still being a priest despite poet school 👋

I decided to be an adult and go to bed early rather than stay up late to do work because I wasn't feeling well and instead get schoolwork done in the morning and maybe it's actually working??? What a scam