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Guest Blog Post, Jacob Oet: Why “Art” and “Serious” Should Get a Divorce
Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:34 +0000
For some people, “serious art” is a compound word. They say it with the most severe reverence that is usually reserved for funerals and graduation speeches. These are people who think that good art can’t be silly, or that silliness … Continue reading
Guest Blog Post, Nin Andrews: Alphabetical Muses or Why I Write Poetry
Sat, 18 May 2013 20:00:39 +0000
Writing poetry is a strange addiction. I have never been able to explain it: this strange desire to sit alone in a room for hours with nothing but a pen and pencil to entertain me. I have friends and family … Continue reading
Guest Blog Post, Elizabyth A. Hiscox: Part of What it Is
Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:32 +0000
(This piece was originally delivered as part of the panel “Yoga & the Life of the Writer” at the 2013 AWP Conference) It was suggested—perhaps in a sly way to urge us to hit that sacred middle-mark of the AWP … Continue reading
