About

Beth Feldman Brandt believes in the power of words to make meaning, to share experiences, and to create change.   She is an advocate for artists and access, a creative collaborator and, in the words of one of her clients, a bad-ass.

Beth is the author of three books of poetry that grew out of collaborations. Sage, a work with visual artist Claire Owen is based on a 1633 text of herbal remedies. Solace published by Greenleaf Poetry Press, also with Owen, was part of the 2014 Bartram Boxes Remix exhibition at the Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia.  Beth made her debut as a performer with RetroLove, an evening-length show and book that she created and wrote with support from Philadelphia Jazz Project. 

Beth's has also collaborated with composer Andrew Litts for her poem, "Transmutation," based on the life of Charles Darwin, that was set to music as part of "Dialogues with Darwin," a collaborative project between the American Philosophical Society and Network for New Music. She again collaborated with Litts on a song cycle based on her poems entitled, Wind Rose that was performed by the Temple University New Music Ensemble.

You are invited to explore around this website for bits of poetry and song.

In addition to her poetry, Beth puts her wordsmith talents to work through audio-description that supports people in the blind and low-vision community to access live theatre and other cultural experiences.
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Beth is a six-time artist-in-residence at the Ragdale Foundation. From 2000-2024, she was the Executive Director of the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation that supports arts and cultural programs in Philadelphia.  She also served as Co-Chair of the Poet Laureate Committee for the City of Philadelphia.

Beth lives near Philadelphia with her wife but they would always rather be at the beach.

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