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Brattleboro Words Trail Podcast

A black and white photograph of a light-skinned woman looking at the camera., and standing infront of an abstract painting, holding paint cans and brushes.
Emily Mason in her studio, Chelsea, New York, photography by Phong Bui, ca.1987 © 2026 Emily Mason | Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation/ARS.

Tune in to the new Brattleboro Words Trail podcast episode, featuring Emily Mason! Learn how Mason’s life and artistic process was shaped by her relationship to Brattleboro, Vermont. Be guided through Mason’s journey as an artist, both in her own words and through insights from her daughter, Melany Kahn, and Steven Rose, director of the Emily Mason | Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation. 

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Additionally, hear and read the poem “Emily, Or to Light, Once Again” by Brattleboro-based poet Morgan English. The poem was originally commissioned for the 2025 monograph Emily Mason: Unknown to Possibility.

Abstract painting consisting of bright yellow soft gestures, with pinks and peach colors on the right and bottom left of the composition. A soft, light blue patch of color appears at the bottom right of the work.
Emily Mason, “Unknown to Possibility,” 2012, oil on canvas,