qotd
Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It’s that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that’s what the poet does. Allen Ginsberg
Tag: Poetry, Literature, and Writing
self-definition
My Official Title For years, I’ve struggled to define my path. People ask what I “do” for a living, and it’s difficult to give them a specific title. Writer? Entrepreneur? Geek? They just don’t work, because I’ve always done things differently. from [Chris Pirillo] That’s a lot like my own dilemma when people ask me … Continue reading self-definition
My name is…
I am working my way, fairly quickly, through Chaim Potok’s My Name is Asher Lev. On this coming Wednesday, I lead the monthly lunchtime book-club talk on it. I first read the book at the request of my high school English teacher. I had other English teachers at that school, but half the years, she … Continue reading My name is…
routine
The poetry has been slow in coming lately. I treat it as an entity apart from myself. That way, I can tell myself that it’s in no way my own fault if I write nothing. I have (unconsciously? semiconsciously?) created a world where I am not at fault for not doing that which I can … Continue reading routine
white pebble 