Art: Hummingbird 1 by Alan Neider
FISHING WITH MY MOTHER
Sometimes I am a big-haired, frazzled neurotic,
causing Mom to drop her pole and run to me,
though I am beyond legal and should have my own boat.
And, at times, standing at the water,
the river comes to our toes equally;
The threat crosses our fingers.
Sometimes we mingle and wrangle,
and our communication goes awry
the way our fishing lines tangle,
only pleasure to a cat’s play.
About the author:
Amanda Tumminaro lives in the U.S. She is a poet and short story writer and her work has been featured in Thrice Fiction, Jokes Review and Stickman Review, among others. Her first poetry chapbook, “The Flying Onion,” is available now by The Paragon Press.
Art: Hummingbird 1 by Alan Neider
In the artist’s words:
Alan Neider has been making art for over forty years. His paintings drawings and sculpture have been included in numerous solo and group exhibitions including the Lowe Museum, FL; Governors Island, NY; Henri Gallery, DC; Nancy Lurie Gallery, IL; Jan Cicero Gallery, IL; The Overlook Gallery, Chicago, IL.; Local Projects, NY; ART 3 Gallery NY; Licthundfire Gallery, NY. Neider’s work is included in the flat files at Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY and Artspace, New Haven, CT. His work has been written about and reviewed in Art in America, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Artforum, Art New England, Hyperallergic and Two Coats of Paint. He has completed several Public art Commissions including a free standing painting titled ‘Lake Dance’ on top of Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. He has been awarded a CT Commission on the Arts Grant and a Robert Rauschenberg Change Inc. Work Grant.
He received an MFA from Washington University, St. Louis, MO; BFA from California State University, Long Beach, CA.
He received an MFA from Washington University, St. Louis, MO; BFA from California State University, Long Beach, CA.