Marla Taviano

words + art + love + wholeness

Author Marla Taviano with her books, poetry, and art.

Marla Taviano — Author, Poet, Artist

Marla Taviano — Author, Poet, Artist

Books, poetry, and word art for people rebuilding themselves after their certainties fell apart. And every single person who loves words + art + love + wholeness.

Spines of author Marla Taviano's poetry trilogy on freedom, healing, and wholeness

Books

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Word Art

Marla’s poems, hand-crafted by her into one-of-a-kind word art onto original pages.

  • Hand-collaged word art on an illustrated page of two girls, one on stilts writing in chalk, Marla Taviano's poem titles 'hey there' glued onto the artwork.
    hey there / speaking your truth looks good on you / just wanted you to know — Marla Taviano / @marlataviano
  • Hand-collaged word art on an illustrated Care Bears page of two bears on a cloud swing under a rainbow, Marla Taviano's poem 'elysium' glued onto the artwork.
    elysium / when everyone can be who they are and all the way whole / it’s magical it’s dangerous / systems will get toppled if everybody is free — Marla Taviano / @marlataviano
  • Hand-collaged word art on an illustrated page of a large bear standing behind a girl with blue hair and red boots, Marla Taviano's poem 'don't be afraid' glued onto the artwork.
    don’t be afraid / if your beliefs are solid they’ll survive the scrutiny / if they’re not isn’t it better to know? — Marla Taviano / @marlataviano
  • Hand-collaged word art on an illustrated page of two vegetable cartoon characters riding in a vintage truck, Marla Taviano's poem 'not as scary as I thought' glued onto the artwork.
    not as scary as I thought / there’s definitely something to that slippery slope / but here’s the magic of it all / each new(-to-you) true idea you embrace and each harmful belief you let go of / gives you just enough bravery to tackle the next — Marla Taviano / @marlataviano
  • Hand-collaged word art on an illustrated Peanuts page of Charlie Brown writing at his desk with Snoopy beside him, Marla Taviano's poem 'cathartic' glued onto the artwork.
    cathartic / writing poems about my journey has been so very therapeutic / so helpful so freeing / I can’t recommend it enough — Marla Taviano / @marlataviano
  • Hand-collaged word art on an illustrated page of a zebra rearing up in a cluttered closet, Marla Taviano's poem 'attachment' glued onto the artwork.
    attachment / clothes I don’t wear clutter I don’t need / knickknacks I don’t like books I don’t want to read / beliefs that are toxic people who aren’t kind / time to let them go and be freeeeeee — Marla Taviano / @marlataviano
  • Hand-collaged word art on an illustrated page of a blue monster character at a desk with a lamp and books, Marla Taviano's poem 'maybe it's maybelline' glued onto the artwork.
    maybe it’s maybelline / maybe I’m playing devil’s advocate / maybe it’s a rebellious phase / maybe deconstruction is just a trend / maybe I woke up to the truth — Marla Taviano / @marlataviano
  • Hand-collaged word art on an illustrated page of a child and a black dog sitting together on a dock over water, Marla Taviano's poem 'turn the other cheek?' glued onto the artwork.
    turn the other cheek? / only other cheek I’m showing you is this one back here — Marla Taviano / @marlataviano
  • Hand-collaged word art on an illustrated page of a plant character wearing sunglasses in front of a city skyline, Marla Taviano's poem 'fascism is here' glued onto the artwork.
    fascism is here / y’all are worried about the wrong damn f-word — Marla Taviano / @marlataviano
  • Hand-collaged word art on an illustrated page of a cartoon aardvark reading a book surrounded by a stack of books, Marla Taviano's poem 'what happened?'glued onto the artwork.
    what happened? / books happened okay and a lot of other stuff / but mostly books so many books / so so so sooo many books — Marla Taviano / @marlataviano
Marla Taviano — Author, Poet, Artist

Marla Taviano

Marla writes books, poetry, and makes word art wholefartedly (not a typo) — when she’s not hanging with her freaking awesome kids, thrifting for books, or cuddling her cats. Read more.

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