Backward
​Walking

a new literary nonfiction by L. Martina Young, Ph.D. 
A Poetic Body: SWAN by Martina Young
  • A Poetic Body
    • Philosophy & Approach
    • Critical Acclaim
  • Backward Walking
  • Arabesque
  • The SWAN Project
    • Black Swans, an opera poem
    • The SWAN Project
    • The SWAN Lectures
    • Her story
  • The Dance Gallery
    • Gallery I
    • Gallery II
    • Gallery III
    • Gallery IV
    • Gallery V
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“BACKWARD WALKING” a new literary nonfiction by L. Martina Young, Ph.D. 
2026 Women Writers Anthology | 1455 Books, Publisher

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A poetic body is expressive by nature, an integrated
relational intelligence — transparent, porous — yielding insights
about being human throughout the lifespan that are
​as specific and particular as they are universal.
 
A poetic body practice is a disciplined realignment of our
physical, psychological, biological, ethical, aesthetic, and
spiritual modes of being for living responsively and
meaningfully in the world. 
 
 
                                                                   L. Martina Young, Ph.D.
                                                                                               Artist
                                                                Somatic Pilates Educator
                                         Expressive Dance/Movement Facilitator 
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This project is supported, in part, by the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, which receives support
from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the state of Nevada.

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  • A Poetic Body
    • Philosophy & Approach
    • Critical Acclaim
  • Backward Walking
  • Arabesque
  • The SWAN Project
    • Black Swans, an opera poem
    • The SWAN Project
    • The SWAN Lectures
    • Her story
  • The Dance Gallery
    • Gallery I
    • Gallery II
    • Gallery III
    • Gallery IV
    • Gallery V
  • Shop
  • Contact