Month: May 2025
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Have You Hugged Your Poem Today? (Who Are We Writing For?)
John O’Donohue says in Eternal Echoes: “Analysis is always subsequent to and parasitic on creativity. Our culture is becoming crowded with analysts and much of what passes for creativity is merely clever know-how” (p. 186). When I originally wrote this quote down in my journal, I was spending time thinking about the value of understanding Read more
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When Our Forests Stop Breathing
A student in my college writing class this semester turned his essay exploring how wolves are essential to maintaining balance in ecosystems into a fairy tale. The prompt, as part of the class’s final portfolio, was to remix something written in the class from one format to another format, thus exploring how the message both Read more