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Michelle Dent 1953 – 2022

Poems

All poems were written by Michelle Dent and found by her son, who created this website to celebrate the treasure she left behind.

Dent, Michelle. “Into The Woods” 2019. Blogger, https://wakemewhenthewolvescomeouttoplay.blogspot.com/. Accessed 18 Feb 2023.

  • AWAKENING
  • IT’S ASTOUNDING
  • MARY OLIVER
  • MISSING
  • PATHWAYS
  • SHE RISES SLOWLY
  • STARRED
  • TRIED AND TRUE
  • WINTER

Art

Michelle picked a single illustration by Taryn Knight to represent her poetry blog. The same illustration is displayed on the front page of this website.

All art displayed with Michelle’s poetry came from the Stable Diffusion art-generating AI, the Stability AI DreamStudio website was used. The prompts used to generate the images were from Michelle’s poems.

The paintings displayed with Michelle’s obituary are her original works of art. The work of art titled “mom verse optimus prime the epic conclusion” is not one of Michelle’s works of art.

Illustration by Taryn Knight of a woman and a wolf hugging each other at night in the woods

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Taryn Knight

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Stable Diffusion by Stability AI

mary oliver - heart rose brain explosion
she rises slowly - a moth rests on a tree
pathways - a cat decending a pathway of stairs during the night
winter - a strong and silent woman
missing - a red haired woman who knows to much but will not say
mary oliver - woman entering the woods
starred - a woman in a cloke in a field under the night sky full of stars
missing - a red haired doll holding a heart with a knowing expresion on her face
mary oliver - woman's face in the forest
winter - a strong woman who is a survivor
she rises slowly - a moth hangs on a branch near a window
pathways - cats searching in the rain
she rises slowly - a moth begins to fly
pathways - cats at night walking along a city street
winter - a brave and honest leopard
winter - a girl hiding in the woods
missing - a red haired woman sitting in a frilly dress
404 page - lost kitten in the woods
starred - a woman reaches up into the night sky to touch the stars
she rises slowly - a moth clings to a bush
pathways - a cat on top of a tower looking out over a pathway in the rain
awakening - a woman sits on the dry parched ground looking off in to the wilderness
wake me when the wolves come out to play - a woman and a wolf hugging each other in the woods
missing - a red haired woman with one good eye holding a heart
missing - a red haired woman sitting on a bed wondering what she forgot
winter - a scared kitten
missing - a red haired woman who needs sleep
missing - a red-haired woman with a lonely expression on her face
she rises slowly - a moth hangs from a twig
winter - a girl with messy hair turns inward
awakening - a woman looking up at the night sky to see the cosmos
tried and true - a blue raven stands on a post rising above the water
missing - a hooded woman passing secret messages to a stranger
it's astounding - a tree growing in circles
mary oliver - woman touching a floating heart in the woods

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Michelle Dent

Dent, Michelle. Shells and Bottles. mid-2000s. oil painting. Private collection
Dent, Michelle. Yellow Flower. mid-2000s. oil painting. Private collection
Dent, Michelle. Pink Flowers. mid-2000s. oil painting. Private collection
Dent, Michelle. Orange Flower. mid-2000s. oil painting. Private collection
Dent, Michelle. Sunset. mid-2000s. oil painting. Private collection
Dent, Michelle. Purple Flower. mid-2000s. oil painting. Private collection
Dent, Michelle. Fruit Bowl. mid-2000s. oil painting. Private collection