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    Escape Into Life features art and literature by emerging and established artists from all over the world.

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  • September 29th, 2022

    2022 Best of the Net Artist Nominations

    Figurative, Mixed-Media, Painting, Photography

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • September 22nd, 2022

    Sarah J. Sloat in Autumn

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • September 16th, 2022

    Via Basel: Unspoken Lessons

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • September 15th, 2022

    Rowene Weems

    Photography

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • September 11th, 2022

    Patricia McMillen

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • September 5th, 2022

    Labor Day 2022

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • September 2nd, 2022

    “Now We Begin the Teaching of Yoga”–Patanjali

    Book Reviews

    Posted by Seana

  • August 30th, 2022

    Via Basel: On Driving, Mindfulness, and other stuff

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • August 26th, 2022

    Book Review-Sister Tongue by Farnaz Fatemi

    Book Reviews

    Posted by Seana

  • August 19th, 2022

    Life in the Box: Team Name Part Two

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • August 18th, 2022

    Dog Days — Hannah Stahl

    Painting

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • August 15th, 2022

    Life in the Box: …the Opposite of Truth?

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • August 13th, 2022

    Daniel Edlen: New Work

    Art-Videos, Painting

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • August 10th, 2022

    Life in the Box: Team Names

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • August 4th, 2022

    Life in the Box: Reviewing the January 6th Hearings

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • August 3rd, 2022

    Poetry: Dog Days 2022

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • July 22nd, 2022

    Life in the Box: Flora

    Book Reviews, Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • July 21st, 2022

    Fred Lisaius

    Painting

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • July 16th, 2022

    Via Basel: Essays and Anniversaries

    Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • July 8th, 2022

    Book Review–The Hurting Kind by Ada Limón

    Book Reviews

    Posted by Seana

  • July 7th, 2022

    Music for Music: Everywhen

    Music-for-Music

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • June 26th, 2022

    Via Basel: Musings and Megaphones

    Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • June 22nd, 2022

    Birds in Poems

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • June 16th, 2022

    Carol Coates

    Mixed-Media, Painting

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • June 13th, 2022

    Music for Music: Maya Youssef

    Music-for-Music

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • June 10th, 2022

    When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes…

    Book Reviews

    Posted by Seana

  • June 8th, 2022

    Michael Hettich: New Poems

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • June 4th, 2022

    Via Basel: Violence Unhinged

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • May 25th, 2022

    Via Basel: Contradictions of the  Mind

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • May 19th, 2022

    Kreg Yingst

    Figurative, Music, Printmaking

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • May 14th, 2022

    Life in the Box: May Flowers

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • May 13th, 2022

    The Present Thickness of the Smog

    Book Reviews

    Posted by Seana

  • May 6th, 2022

    Stuart Greenman: The Turn of the Ratchet

    Literature-Essays, Playwriting

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • May 4th, 2022

    Mother’s Day 2022

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • April 21st, 2022

    Ceirra Evans

    Figurative, Painting

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • April 7th, 2022

    Via Basel: War, Peace and Responsibility- Part 2

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • April 6th, 2022

    Poems about Poetry, 2022

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • March 30th, 2022

    Book Review: The Girl Who Wasn’t and Is

    Book Reviews, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • March 25th, 2022

    Life in the Box: Why Photoshop?

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • March 23rd, 2022

    Via Basel: War, Peace, and Responsibility

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • March 19th, 2022

    Life in the Box: Photography Snapshot

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • March 17th, 2022

    Steven Kenny

    Figurative, Painting, Surrealism

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • March 9th, 2022

    Julie Brooks Barbour: New Poems

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • February 17th, 2022

    Dana Ellyn

    Figurative, Painting

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • February 9th, 2022

    Men in Love II

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • February 4th, 2022

    Music for Music: Heirloome’s Cycles

    Music-for-Music

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • January 22nd, 2022

    Via Basel: Winter Blues, and a Plea

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • January 20th, 2022

    Marcin Owczarek

    Collage, Mixed-Media, Painting, Photography, Surrealism

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • January 12th, 2022

    Book Review: Wiping Stars from Your Sleeves

    Book Reviews, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • January 6th, 2022

    Life in the Box: Breathing the Last of 2021

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • December 31st, 2021

    Scott Klavan: The I HATE AMERICA Plays

    Theatre Reviews

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • December 28th, 2021

    Via Basel: Fifty Years

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • December 16th, 2021

    Janet McKenzie

    Figurative, Painting

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • December 8th, 2021

    Dave Awl: New Poems

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • November 25th, 2021

    Via Basel: Beyond Words–The irony of it

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • November 24th, 2021

    Book Review: What Happened Was:

    Book Reviews, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • November 23rd, 2021

    Music for Music: Cevanne’s Own Voice

    Music, Music-for-Music

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • November 23rd, 2021

    Music for Music: Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian

    Music, Music-for-Music

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • November 20th, 2021

    2021 Pushcart Prize Nominees

    EIL-Blog, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • November 18th, 2021

    Jodie Kain

    Figurative, Painting, Realism

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • November 11th, 2021

    Scott Klavan: Trouble in Mind

    Theatre Reviews

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • November 10th, 2021

    Book Review: Ticker by Mark Neely

    Book Reviews, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • October 29th, 2021

    Boo!

    Book Reviews

    Posted by Seana

  • October 27th, 2021

    CatOber 2021

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • October 21st, 2021

    Lauren Tilden

    Figurative, Landscapes, Painting

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • October 15th, 2021

    Via Basel: Why We Give

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • October 6th, 2021

    Book Review: Shade of Blue Trees

    Book Reviews, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • October 1st, 2021

    A Cluster of Noisy Planets

    Book Reviews, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • September 30th, 2021

    2021 Best of the Net Artist Nominations

    Painting, Sculpture

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • September 29th, 2021

    2021 Best of the Net Nominations

    EIL-Blog, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • September 16th, 2021

    Elise Macdonald

    Figurative, Painting

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • September 8th, 2021

    Book Review: Marrow of Summer

    Book Reviews, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • September 1st, 2021

    Labor Day 2021

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • August 25th, 2021

    Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • August 19th, 2021

    Dog Days — Yun Gee Bradley

    Figurative, Paper Art

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • August 11th, 2021

    Dog Days 2021

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • August 6th, 2021

    A Family in Stratford

    Book Reviews

    Posted by Seana

  • August 4th, 2021

    Book Review: Dialogue with Rising Tides

    Book Reviews, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • July 30th, 2021

    Notes on What Happens is Neither

    Book Reviews, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • July 27th, 2021

    Via Basel: A Friendship Born in Bhutan

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • July 22nd, 2021

    Life in the Box: Lightness and Joy

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • July 21st, 2021

    Barbara Sabol

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • July 16th, 2021

    Via Basel: My Glorious Ornamental Pear Tree

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • July 15th, 2021

    Bo Bartlett

    Figurative, Painting, Realism

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • June 18th, 2021

    Via Basel: In Defense of Idleness and Sauntering

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • June 17th, 2021

    Mary Lou Dauray

    Abstract, Painting

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • June 9th, 2021

    Let Them Be Left: Isle Royale Poems

    Book Reviews, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • June 4th, 2021

    Black on White

    Book Reviews

    Posted by Seana

  • June 2nd, 2021

    These Birds For Example

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • May 29th, 2021

    Via Basel: Emerging From Isolation

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • May 26th, 2021

    Life in the Box: Pandemic Stories

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • May 26th, 2021

    Elizabeth Kerper

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • May 20th, 2021

    Dan Reisner

    Abstract, Figurative, Sculpture

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • May 14th, 2021

    Music for Music: De La Chica’s Agatha

    Music, Music-for-Music

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • May 5th, 2021

    Mother’s Day 2021

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • April 26th, 2021

    Life in the Box: Minding my Mind

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • April 21st, 2021

    John Sweet

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • April 16th, 2021

    An Assortment of Somebodies

    Book Reviews

    Posted by Seana

  • April 15th, 2021

    Hansa (Hans Versteeg)

    Figurative, Painting

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • April 14th, 2021

    The Truth About Poetry

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • April 11th, 2021

    Via Basel: One Year and Counting

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • March 31st, 2021

    Collaboration: Marjorie Maddox and Karen Elias

    Photography, Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • March 26th, 2021

    Scott Klavan on George Segal

    Film, Television

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • March 18th, 2021

    Heather Horton

    Figurative, Painting

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • March 14th, 2021

    Via Basel: I Am Not

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • March 10th, 2021

    Anna Leahy

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • March 4th, 2021

    Music for Music: Dave Miller: Choosing Joy

    Music-for-Music

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • February 24th, 2021

    Yahia Lababidi

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • February 18th, 2021

    Frantisek Strouhal

    Mixed-Media, Painting, Photography

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • February 14th, 2021

    Via Basel: A Tale of Two Countries

    EIL-Blog, Via Basel

    Posted by Basel Al-Aswad

  • February 13th, 2021

    Jennifer Finstrom: Dating in Middle Age

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • February 10th, 2021

    Always a Love Poem (Valentines 2021)

    Poetry

    Posted by Kathleen Kirk

  • January 25th, 2021

    Life in the Box: Courting Trump’s Lawsuits

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • January 23rd, 2021

    Life in the Box: How to Speak Democrat

    Television; Life in the Box

    Posted by Nancy Heather Brown

  • January 21st, 2021

    Toon Musings: Activity Corner, Epilogue

    Comics, Toon Musings

    Posted by Phil Maish

  • January 21st, 2021

    Nancy Pirri

    Sculpture

    Posted by Maureen Doallas

  • January 20th, 2021

    Toon Musings: Activity Corner, Day 25

    Comics, Toon Musings

    Posted by Phil Maish

  • January 19th, 2021

    Toon Musings: Activity Corner, Day 24

    Comics, Toon Musings

    Posted by Phil Maish

  • January 18th, 2021

    Toon Musings: Activity Corner, Day 23

    Comics, Toon Musings

    Posted by Phil Maish

  • January 17th, 2021

    Toon Musings: Activity Corner, Day 22

    Comics, Toon Musings

    Posted by Phil Maish



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