Dorothy Johnson-Laird - Poet

Dorothy Johnson-Laird - Poet Dorothy Johnson-Laird is a poet, music journalist, and social worker who lives in New York City.

06/21/2026

Don't wait for that magic moment, when all conditions are perfect, just make a start, begin,
write two words, you can do it.

06/21/2026

“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts.
You need to start somewhere.”
Anne Lamott

06/21/2026

"Artists, real artists,
have to work ..."
David Hockney, artist

05/23/2026

I just spent three hours working on the same poem, maybe I am nuts? Or writing helps keep me sane ...

New Germantown art exhibition uses poetry to help survivors of gun violence"We can't just stop the gun violence on our o...
04/25/2026

New Germantown art exhibition uses poetry to help survivors of gun violence
"We can't just stop the gun violence on our own. Right? But we really want to address the mental health impacts of gun violence and teach community members, and teach those maybe who've never written poems, that art is a form of healing," Marguerite Anglin with Creative Philadelphia said.

The "Healing Verse Germantown: The Streets Are Talking" exhibition converted words from 19 poems written by community members into pieces of public art.

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