Poet and classical pianist Neil Flory breaks the cold hush of an autumnal moment in his sparse "ostinati".
Tag: observation
Iain Grinbergs – Letter to Shunryū Suzuki (from Northampton, England)
Poet Iain Grinbergs draws our attention to the sacred details around us in "Letter to Shunryū Suzuki (from Northampton, England)".
Running After Loves – Ray Bradbury on Fostering Hunger in Writing
Finding the truth of our authentic passions is the key to forming the foundations of a writing practice
Caroline Goodwin – Sky
Caroline Goodwin's "Sky" is like still-life in poetic form, an accounting of a space and a moment, lush with "lived-in" detail.
Spencer Pfleiderer – Sanctuary
Spencer Pfleiderer informs us with solid earthy lines of his poem "Sanctuary" that good things come to those who wait.
Lindsay Rockwell – Watching the Light Shift
Both revelatory and mysterious, Lindsay Rockwell's "Watching the Light Shift" shows us the path without giving us the answers.
Jasmine Marshall Armstrong – Yellow-Headed Blackbirds
Observant and curious, poet Jasmine Marshall Armstrong draws inspiration and lessons from birds in her poem "Yellow-Headed Blackbirds".
Ode to the Radio Telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Before its Collapse
BY MARY DINGEE FILLMORE You listen all the time to the whispers of faraway stars’ radio signals. They barely flutter, but you’re more sensitive than any other telescope in the world.
The Ecstasy of Paying Attention
When we are looking, says Anne Lamott, really actively observing, then we are overriding our tendency towards interpreting and distorting the objects of our perception.
What is Attention?
Alexandra Horowitz asks, what does it really mean to pay attention? Is it beneficial? And how can we be better at it?