Long Island poet Matt Pasca gives it all up and at the same time transforms us in his engaging poem "Traitor Psalm".
Tag: Writing
Becoming Yourself – A Conversation with Jiryu Rutschman-Byler
“The vastness isn’t somewhere else. It’s right here, embodied in the most ordinary activities.”
Andy Chaleff on the Transformative Power of Facing Up to Our Fears
In this podcast episode, I explore death and the fear of mortality with Andy Chaleff, and we discuss how these experiences have shaped our lives.
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
The Process is Lifelong: Words of Advice to Poets from William Stafford
Words of advice for poets from one of the last century's most prolific writers: William Stafford's suggestions from experience.
Why I Write: Kurt Cole Eidsvig
Kurt Cole Eidsvig digs into motivation, poetic strategies, and the mystery of where the arrows of our intentions land.
‘The Human Being Appears’ – Abdulrazak Gurnah on the Pleasure and Importance of Writing
Abdulrazak Gurnah's rousing 2021 Nobel Prize acceptance speech raises the fundamental question of why we write.
Why I Write: Jenna Wysong Filbrun
In the wake of her new collection, Away, we reached out to poet Jenna Wysong Filbrun to find out more about her motivations and process.
Orhan Pamuk on Writing By Hand
Orhan Pamuk's hand-writing habit hasn't budged, despite the conventions of our time.
Like Silt in a Flowing Stream – May Sarton on Solitude and Clutter
May Sarton's Journal of a Solitude is the upshot of a journey into herself, into simplification and self-examination.