“The Guitarist” – People of the Susuqhenna
Musician and guitar-maker Sean Farley casually performs in the open doorway of his shop, Guitarley’s, in Williamsport during First Friday. People of the Susquehanna is an ongoing photography project which seeks to explore the lives and people who make up the...
“The Merchant” – People of the Susquehanna
People of the Susquehanna is an ongoing photography project which seeks to explore the lives and people who make up the Central Susquehanna Valley. What was once an area primarily settled by the Pennsylvania Dutch, the Central Susquehanna Valley now comprises myriad...
“Like a Kid In a Candy Store”
Excited. Reserved. Anxious. Enthralled. People of the Susquehanna is an ongoing photography project which seeks to explore the lives and people who make up the Central Susquehanna Valley. What was once an area primarily settled by the Pennsylvania Dutch, the Central...
Evening of Fun + Photography – The Lewisburg PhotoWalk
Had a great time Friday Evening at the Lewisburg PhotoWalk – making new friends, sharing some good laughs, and photographing this beautiful town under cover of darkness. Want to say a huge thanks to Puirseil’s Irish Pub and Restaurant for not only...
Country Twirlers – Documenting Life in Central PA
The Country Twirlers performing at the annual Kuhns Bros. Fall Festival in Milton, PA If there’s one thing rooted in Pennsylvania Dutch culture more than roast beef and mashed potatoes, it’s square dancing — a stepping and twirling dance for four...
Ep. 87 — Seventeen Syllables of Suffering: The Haiku Scam
Tired of people calling 17 syllables “genius”? So am I.
In this brutally honest, occasionally unhinged episode of Perfectly Poetic, Allen Mowery finally unleashes his pent-up frustration about the most overrated poetic form of all time: the haiku. From childhood worksheet trauma to seasonal name-dropping, syllable policing, AI-generated nonsense, and the myth of Bashō’s frog — no stone (or smooth river pebble) is left unskipped.