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Defining 'Jewel' & Handcrafting Joy (with Erika Rose Mark)

Oh, hello to all you Polished Poets, Exquisite Etymologists, and "Gaudy Gifts who love to gab" and welcome to It's All Poetry. In this Episode, Nicole is joined by the splendid silversmith and jewelry maker Erika Rose to discuss and define the word jewel.

Nicole and Erika explore the meaning of jewel as a word shaped over centuries, and as a practice shaped day by day at the jewelry bench.

So, adorn yourselves in turquoise, grab your ring pop and candy necklace, and remember to "shine on you crazy diamonds"... as we hammer out the definition of jewel.

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