The inherent problem of trying to make art with words. #neuro-bionerd #dailywriting #tips #newengland

Karl Wallinger quotes Bertrand Russell on the dangers of cosmic impiety.

"All literature, all art, best seller or worst, must be sincere if it is to be successful."-Aldous Huxley

Here's a bit of our version of "America the Beautiful," with a lot of help from our friends @DarWilliams, Chris Smith, @PeterMulvey, Kalliope Jones, @VanceGilbert.

“To the Unseeable Animal” Wendell Berry My daughter: "I hope there's an animal somewhere that nobody has ever seen. And I hope nobody ever sees it."

“Sleeping in the Forest” Mary Oliver I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds. youtu.be/5sStrI5o3KA (youtu.be/5sStrI5o3KA)

"The Uncreating Chaos (Double Portrait in a Mirror)" Stephen Spender

“Nothing in the world is a soft and yielding as water...” -Tao Te Ching, trans. Stephen Mitchell #inspiration #tips #newengland #newenglandwriters

"Run Before Dawn" by William Stafford

Jane Smiley, from "13 Ways of Looking at the Novel," part 1 of 3

Jane Smiley, from "13 Ways of Looking at the Novel," part 2 of 3- Novels can either go broad or deep. Let's talk about deep first.

Jane Smiley, from "13 Ways of Looking at the Novel," part 3 of 3- Novels can either go broad or Deep. Let's talk about broad today.

Sue William Silverman’s Essay Rules. The amazing Sue William Silverman is a great writer of essay and memoir and one of my favorite teachers from grad school. Check out her latest book, Acetylene Torch Songs: Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul.

"The Summer Day," by Mary Oliver is one of the great poems of the 20th century. In honor of Lunasa, which is today/tomorrow! Happy midsummer, happy harvest. #lunasa, #Lughnasadh, #Mary Oliver, #thesummerday

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Join us for a live concert at Cafe Lena!

A poem by R.S Thomas called "The Flower"

Finally! We get to be together again, literary comrades of the pen!

Build muscle memory. Scheduling uninterrupted daily writing sessions is very much like going to the gym. The more you practice, the stronger your writing muscles become! Develop the habit at one of my online or in person writing retreats. My next one is September! #booktok