Postscript: A prompt for paying attention
One image a day.
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Yanyi
‘How Do You Write About Joy?’
It’s about finding presence enough to be here.
Read moreThe Writing: How did your summer writing go?
Back in May, I did a check-in with myself on my yearly intentions and set some goals for summer. I also asked about yours.
Read moreThe Writing: Between seasons
Living in the end and a secret announcement.
Read moreThe Writing: On writing where you are
[W]hat happens when one’s emergency impulse is made the attitude toward life? It involves transfiguring places from what they are into what I want them to solve.
Read moreThe Writing: Vacation mode
Hello, I am on vacation! The Writing will return next week. In the meantime, here are two threads I have noted in the recent past on getting a writing education outside of an MFA. Meant for poets but useful for all.
Read moreThe Writing: On finding one’s own measures (Part 2)
On Sunday I began a postscript detailing my most vivid memories of emerging in my career thus far. It turned out to be larger than a postscript. Here’s the next leg of the journey, on my first fellowship and my first book. My first fellowship. The same year I
Read morePostscript: On finding one’s own measures (Part 1)
Letter: ‘What’s an “Emerging” Writer and How Do I Become One?’ There are, obviously, milestones that signal to others that one has “made it” as a writer. There are also, less obviously, the milestones that signal to oneself that there is permission to continue. This is the strange journey
Read more‘What’s an “Emerging” Writer and How Do I Become One?’
Welcome back to The Reading, radical empathy for writers with Yanyi. Last month, paid subscribers received the following: * The postscript to today’s letter: On finding one’s own measures (Part 1 – My first acceptance and my first writing group) * Private access to the inaugural writers’ cafe, Writing Space (more
Read moreThe Writing: On writing spaces
Once upon a time I had a strong impulse to throw parties and arrange meetings. There was something in the air for me around bringing people together. I had many reasons: the thrill of the crowd; the mystery of strangers coming together; the desire to buy the flowers myself. But
Read moreThe Writing: Writing together this month
Read morePostscript: A little more on the jurying process
Letter: ‘Will This Rejection Discourage Me Forever?’ Jurying is a serious matter and I’ve never seen it taken in another way. Most jurists are themselves artists and know the vulnerability of putting our hats in the ring. We also know the value of what it means to get this
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Welcome back to The Reading. Last month and this month, paid subscribers received and will receive the following: * The postscript to June’s letter: A monthly wellness prompt for the quality of your life * The postscript to today’s letter: A little more on the jurying process * The Writing: What
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