This essay by Ayse Papaya Bucak goes to the heart of the writing process: commitment without certainty of projects evolving and learning to listen for wisdom and catch it when it comes, even from the least likely sources. A gorgeous read: The essay on the wonderful online journal Brevity: An Address to Fellow Faculty Who […]
Natalie Diaz, My Brother at 3 am (Pantoum)
This painful pantoum illustrates the form’s ability to convey a story. Natalie Diaz’s abecedarian also appears on this site: Natalia Diaz, Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Reservation. Her pantoum,”My Brother at 3 am” is here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56355/my-brother-at-3-am
David Whyte, “Everything is Waiting for You”
This poem by David Whyte considers the act of writing as a means for cultivating presence and awareness of our surroundings. Cultivating our awareness also has the potential to make us feel less lonely. Here is the link to the poem: Everything is Waiting for You
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