Dream Art with Sandra S. McRae

In this segment of the D-spot meet artists who have used their dreams in their chosen work. Meet painters, poets and musicians who have received images, words and musical scores in dreams and who have practiced the 'art of recollection' to turn their dreams into reality. Hosted by Poet and Writer Joan Gelfand, this show will include a call-in period for questions and answers. 

Sandra S. McRae teaches creative writing, composition, and literature at Red Rocks Community College near Denver. She earned an M.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Colorado-Boulder, holds a B.A. in English and French from Colorado State University, and won a Fulbright Scholarship to Germany. Her poetry has appeared in national print and online magazines, includingGlass, Steam Ticket, Word Riot, Pure Francis, and Poets Against War. Many of her poems begin as dream transcripts. For Sandra, the advent of a dream poem signals a shift in consciousness or illuminates a needed revelation. A dream poem can also be just pure gift, with imagery one couldn’t access in a conscious state. Sandra encourages her students to pay attention to their dreams, for they offer not only signposts to peace and equilibrium, but astounding, memorable imagery.