Since 2021, Dr. Guertin and Betsy Wilkening have been masterfully blending fiber art with critical scientific topics like global warming, climate change, and environmental threats, all while offering potential solutions. In 2024, Dr. Decker proposed an innovative expansion: a multimodal ekphrastic project that pairs powerful poetry with evocative art.

 

This book is the stunning result. You'll find a diverse array of artwork—from exquisite fiber art quilts to compelling drawings, paintings, and even museum pieces—each carefully selected to illuminate the theme of "making the unseen, seen" and to forge a powerful connection between science and art through the medium of poetry.

 

We strongly encourage you to delve into the Artist/Scientist Statements at the back of the book. These illuminating insights provide brief, accessible explanations that enhance the thoughtful poems, making complex scientific topics relatable and engaging for everyone.

 

It has been a true joy to bring this project to life. We hope you'll return to these pages again and again, discovering new layers of meaning with each reading.

 

Contributors to this book include: Donald Beagle, Emily Bilman, Joyce Brinkman, Sarah-Beth Bradley, Megan Brown, Emma M. Burkett, Samantha Carr, Joan Ellen Casey, Loralee Clark, Tricia Coulson, Marcela Bianchessi da Cunha-Santino, Dr. Kathleen P. Decker, Zoey Dudding, Jae Dyche, Christie King Eckardt , Kerry Faraone, Catalina Florina Florescu, Anna Isabella Fratarcangelo, Chapman Hood Frazier, Dennis Owen Frohlich, Gail Giewont, Dr. Michale Glennon, Marjorie Gowdy, Jody Gruendel, Dr. Laura Guertin, Cathy Hailey, Lauren Haygood, Kate Hedstrom, Wayne David Hubbard, Mark Hudson, Piper Jameson, Robert J. Keeler, Dr. Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, Barbara Martina Linde, Sally Harcum Maxwell, Greg McNamara, Susan Copley Novack, Holly Panzera, Sarah Parker, Tessa Peixoto, Suzanne Underwood Rhodes, Lynne Schreiber, Mattie Quesenberry Smith, Ron Smith, Alica Swain, Johannes Vermeer, Betsy Wilkening, Diana Woodcock, Nicole Zwolinski.

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This book is divided into two parts: The first part deals with preparing and giving an intelligence briefing. It is organized around both the basic principles common to all briefing introductions and the unique aspects of an intelligence briefing. The second part is a proven approach to teaching effective intelligence briefings.
Briefing and writing finished intelligence are the two main pillars of an intelligence analyst’s career. Yes, collection in all forms and analysis of raw intelligence are integral, vital parts of the profession, but all the collection and analysis are for naught if the results are not conveyed to policymakers and decision makers in time to help them make decisions and formulate policy.Psychological profiles have shown intelligence analysts are overwhelmingly introverts. So, the analysis and writing, which most often are done in the confines of a small office or cubicle, are right up their alley. Briefing, however, is not something that many intelligence analysts like. Indeed, I have known some who would do anything they could to avoid standing in front of people, much less giving a formal briefing to VIPs.
Whether you are an introvert or an extrovert, there are certain concerns and problems we all share. And in briefing, just as in writing, an intelligence analyst needs to practice and get as much experience as possible to hone the skills.
All statements of fact, opinion, or analysis expressed in this book are those of the author and do not reflect the official positions of The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or any other US Government agency. Nothing in the contents should be construed as asserting or applying US Government authentication of information or CIA endorsement of the author’s views. This book and its contents have been reviewed by the CIA to prevent the disclosure of classified material.