Art & Poetry Project

Longevity

 

Words by Jeff Callico, Art by William Brian MacLean

Longevity

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I have been here for years.

I have obeyed all the rules and followed all the policies
and dotted all the eyes and crossed all the tees.
Everything has gone well for me.

I have not spilled coffee on my bosses’ laps,
I have not slapped a fellow employee for pissing me off in the breakroom,
I have not cursed someone out (customer or otherwise) in person or over the phone,
I have not done anything wrong since the very first day I arrived.
My record here is spotless,
as if the cleaning person cleaned it herself repeatedly for days on end.
I have not stapled someone’s hand in anger
over a misplaced file, I have not toppled over a cabinet
filled with archival records onto someone’s head
while they weren’t looking,
I have not spat in the face of someone
who told me I should go fuck myself,
I have not gone and fucked myself when I knew
that someone was thinking I should.

 

I am blameless and everyone knows it.

 

Please close the door on the way out.


POETRY & ART/PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT


Chocolate Smudges:

Art by Teresa Sanson

Choclate Smudges by Joseph F. Herring

Summer is here again,
and days of exploring and boredom begin.
The earth is our castle and we have just Learned to swim in the moat,
The taste of youth on our lips,
The marks of restlessness smeared on our faces.
No thoughts of the future or past,
Living in the now as if it all ends at any moment.
Reluctant to change and careless in our endeavors,
We swing through the air with feet pointed towards the sky.

   

Mirages

By Phill Maguire

Mirages often are, I find,
Images of a heated mind.
Reflections that I sometimes feel
Are something slightly more than real.
Gaining strength from thirst and drought,
Even earth is turned about,
Seeing seas where there's just sand

 

If you feel inspired by the poem "Mirages" and wish to submit art or photography email ellen@targetaudiencemagazine.com


If you would like to submit a poem or prose piece inspired by the painting, "Shamen" by Joseph F. Herring please contact ellen@targetaudiencemagazine.com

 

Shamen by Joseph F. Herring

   
   

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Summer 2010

 

Visite Defoor Center in Atlanta this Summer

Click here for The Girly Show

 


 

Lillie Morris: Featured Artist Winter 2010

Body (4x6) Mixed Media Collage

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"Throughout my life the desire to express myself artistically has
been unrelenting” -Lillie Morris

 

Past Featured Artists:

Andrew Morrison

Lisa Oakes

Marlene Burns


 


Beyond The Eyes: poetry and art from the editors

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Art Director

 

Meet our Art Director

Cyan Jenkins

 


2010 Calendar

Target Audience Magazine artists contributed for a 2010 calendar to support the idea of an artistic community.  Join our mailing list for quarterly issues and monthly updates and get a free copy! Have independent art on friends' walls all year round! 


Andrea Montano
andreamontano.blogspot.com

Daniel Hyun Lim
www.fawnfruits.com

Laura Grisham
http://www.fineartamerica.com

Bryan Collins
www.bryandrinkscoffee.com

Cyan Jenkins
cyanjenkins.blogspot.com

Lisa Oakes

http://lisaoakes.vox.com/

Ellen Murry
http://www.ellenmurray.carbonmade.com

 

 

 

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