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Explore the world of poetry and artwork of Ruth Van Alstine. Ruth's bio, blog, poetry and a Gallery of her artwork. Come visit!
Ruth Thefloridafairypoet Blog
7M ago
Can you believe it? Lake City Florida, Poetry Town USA! Well, that’s what it is this fall anyway. Florida State Poets Association chose this as our “destination” of choice this year so here we are in Northern Florida at ..read more
Ruth Thefloridafairypoet Blog
7M ago
It passes so quickly. Here it was, my birthday again. And now it was seventy years that I was marking time for. I asked myself, am I panicked, anxious, or apathetic at hitting this milestone? A little bit of all of them ..read more
Ruth Thefloridafairypoet Blog
7M ago
Here I am writing a catch-up blog and long overdue pages. Unbelievably it is July 28th of 2023 already. Over half a year has passed me by and I’m not sure where the time has gone to. They say time flies when you’re havin ..read more
Ruth Thefloridafairypoet Blog
7M ago
It's September and for a leader of a poetry group that means 100 Thousand Poets for Change and celebrations with words ..read more
Ruth Thefloridafairypoet Blog
7M ago
This past week has been one of the seemingly insurmountable hurdles, herculean efforts, and the joys of achievements and hammered in learning. Well, maybe I’ll find a better way of expressing that, but for this morning ..read more
Ruth Thefloridafairypoet Blog
7M ago
Incredibly it’s April 27th, and the first four months of 2022 have already flown by. I updated my art pages with new paintings this week, as I have been delinquent with that task and many new works to post, and exciting ..read more
Ruth Thefloridafairypoet Blog
7M ago
On December 1st of 2021 I had a wonderful opportunity to see the sunset overlooking the St Johns River in Jacksonville. What a beautiful sunset it was. It has been so long since I have enjoyed such a beautiful sight. I w ..read more
Ruth Thefloridafairypoet Blog
7M ago
Puzzles have always been a fun way to relax. This one is a special puzzle I found on-line made of wood and painted in vibrant colors. The shapes are mysterious, some of them are shaped like animals or other fun shapes, a ..read more
Ruth Thefloridafairypoet Blog
7M ago
Hope - abstract artwork. I painted this on my birthday I believe, in September. It's the blue one on the top center. An abstract pallet knife work, it is layered thickly with different shades of blue, white and sparkl ..read more
Ruth Thefloridafairypoet Blog
7M ago
I worked on an artist-poet collaboration called “PAM-JAM JAX” throughout the summer with Chris Kastle, a poet, singer, entertainment professional, artist and educator. The idea was to brainstorm together, come up with a ..read more