Christin's Exorcism

I was standing in front of Federal Hall , at the corner of Wall Street and Broad, when I noticed two women sitting nearby. One of them had a...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Leigh Ann Hornfeldt

Our next tattooed poet is Leigh Ann Hornfeldt, who sent us two tattoos. First, this Northern mockingbird: Leigh Ann explains: "I chose ...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Bianca Spriggs

Our next tattooed poet is Bianca Spriggs ! Bianca offers up two tattoos, starting with this one: Bianca explains: "The first is a tatto...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Geoff Kagan Trenchard

Our next tattooed poet is Geoff Kagan Trenchard , who sent us this photo: Geoff explains: "I don’t remember the name of the artist, but...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Terri Witek's Pessoa

Our next tattooed poet is Terri Witek, who shared this photo: Terri tells us this "was inked by Ron Nelson of Mission Street Tattoo , i...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Joshua Kleinberg's Tattoo is Worth It

Our next tattooed poet is Joshua Kleinberg , who sent in this photo: Joshua explains: "The tattoo was done by Brad Stevens at New York...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Sophie Klahr

Our next tattooed poet is Sophie Klahr and, like our previous contributor, she has an inky connection to Ranier Maria Rilke . The tattoo co...

Darcy Shares Some Words of Wisdom

This fall, I found myself in a new neighborhood during the days, down on Broad Street. One of the new people in my life, Darcy, is an employ...

Vicki's Words of Inspiration Get Her Where She Needs to Go

I'm always interested on what people choose to permanently inscribe on themselves, especially when the tattoo is textual. Earlier this w...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Josh Fernandez

Our next tattooed poet is Josh Fernandez , who estimates he is about 40% covered. "At this rate," he says, "I'll probably...

Joe's Motto: Ora et Labora

Last September, at my dear friend Jill's wedding, I met Joe, who is the father of Kathy (Jill's step-mother). There wasn't a lot...

Be Still

I love tattoos comprised of words. When done well, they are fascinating. The phrase "be still" on the inner left forearm of Tara, ...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Shana Wolstein

Our penultimate tattooed poet is Shana Wolstein, who sent us this photo: Shana explains: The word 'always,' was the first tattoo I g...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Will Roby

Today's tattooed poet is Will Roby. It is also the birth date of the philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein . You might think these two items ...