Nancy Brady
Huron, Ohio
Biography
"I spent my career as a Registered Pharmacist, but during the last decade or so, I have been trying to master Japanese short poetry forms. Like many others, I began in haiku and senryu. I have been encouraged by seeing my work published in journals around the world. My early efforts led to two books, Ohayo Haiku and Three Breaths. Since then, I have become intrigued with collaborations with other poets in creating rengay and renku.
One common feature of these various forms is that they use words to embody a visual experience. That led me to photography, a visual art which could be married to my poetry. The quest for images has led me to the woodlands and marshlands of northeastern Ohio.
Apart from my work in poetry, I am particularly proud of the publication of The Adventures of Aloysius, in collaboration with artist-illustrator Ella Schwartz. It is an illustrated children’s book, which has been catalogued in the Library of Congress.
On a personal note, I make my home in Huron, Ohio with my writer husband, Rob Smith, and a cat named Regulus Arcturus Black."
Artist's Statement
"The photo, Quicksilver Sunrise Waterlilies, was taken at Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Center in Huron, Ohio one early summer day. The sun on the water created the deep blue and silver of the lotus leaves.
The photo of the fungus for Mycelia was taken a block from my home in Huron. I found the shape of the fungus intriguing as well as learning that the 'roots,' known as mycelia, of fungi are integral to trees in forests communicating with each other."
"I spent my career as a Registered Pharmacist, but during the last decade or so, I have been trying to master Japanese short poetry forms. Like many others, I began in haiku and senryu. I have been encouraged by seeing my work published in journals around the world. My early efforts led to two books, Ohayo Haiku and Three Breaths. Since then, I have become intrigued with collaborations with other poets in creating rengay and renku.
One common feature of these various forms is that they use words to embody a visual experience. That led me to photography, a visual art which could be married to my poetry. The quest for images has led me to the woodlands and marshlands of northeastern Ohio.
Apart from my work in poetry, I am particularly proud of the publication of The Adventures of Aloysius, in collaboration with artist-illustrator Ella Schwartz. It is an illustrated children’s book, which has been catalogued in the Library of Congress.
On a personal note, I make my home in Huron, Ohio with my writer husband, Rob Smith, and a cat named Regulus Arcturus Black."
Artist's Statement
"The photo, Quicksilver Sunrise Waterlilies, was taken at Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Center in Huron, Ohio one early summer day. The sun on the water created the deep blue and silver of the lotus leaves.
The photo of the fungus for Mycelia was taken a block from my home in Huron. I found the shape of the fungus intriguing as well as learning that the 'roots,' known as mycelia, of fungi are integral to trees in forests communicating with each other."
