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Maudie Bryant

Maudie Bryant is a Pushcart-nominated poet and multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the complexities of memory, identity, and emotional resilience. A graduate of the University of Louisiana Monroe (M.A. in English), she unearths the disquiet beneath everyday life through both language and visual symbolism. Her poems often echo the emotional landscapes found in her paintings, drawings, and digital illustrations—each medium translating feeling into form. Based in Shreveport, Louisiana, Maudie creates in the quiet hours, drawing inspiration from motherhood, memory, and the natural world. She lives with her husband and two young sons.

Artist Statement: I am a maker, a translator of feeling into form. My art—both visual and written—stems from a deep desire to understand the world, shaped through the lens of personal trauma and a lifelong dialogue with mental health. A flicker of curiosity often deepens into a wrestling with what lies beneath: the chaos, the quiet, the ache, the awe. My creative practice lives in the margins of a full life. I paint and write in stolen hours—often after my small children are asleep—when the house is finally still and my thoughts can surface. Some ideas arrive like gifts: a poem fully formed during a morning commute, or a strange, beautiful turn of phrase from my son’s mouths. Others I have to dig for, clawing them from the mud of fatigue and noise. Either way, I’m always listening—watching the world for moments that shimmer. In my visual work, I’m drawn to vibrant, layered color palettes and intricate, often organic patterns—forms that evoke growth, repetition, and quiet ritual. These paintings offer a sense of tranquility, a kind of visual breath. My writing, in contrast, tends to probe deeper into disquiet—exploring themes like identity, loss, mental fragmentation, and the delicate negotiations of survival. Both mediums invite pause and reflection, encouraging viewers and readers to look inward and consider the tension between vulnerability and strength, between self and surroundings. Currently, I’m exploring how to weave my individual pieces into a larger narrative. I'm in the early stages of assembling a couple chapbooks—ways to thread together the moments, memories, and meditations that echo across my work. My hope is to continue deepening this journey, sharing art that speaks to complexity, resilience, and the strange beauty of being alive.
WORK

I'm Lost, I'm Stuck: Vispo: 2024

A New City: Vispo: 2024

Between Movement: Vispo: 2024

For Wanting: Poem: 2024

Millennium Girl: Poem: 2024

A Sense Of Being: Poem: 2024

I Was Pavlov’s Dog: Poem: 2024

The Weight Of A Name: Poem: 2024

Unearthed: Poem: 2024

The Quiet Rearrangement: Poem: 2024

A Letter From Grief: Poem: 2024

Passing Splendor: Poem: 2024

Bedtime Routine: Poem: 2024

The Space For A Blade: Critical Mass 13