I share a talk about the relationship between God and creativity. Authors mentioned: Shelley, Homer, Plato, Silko, Walker, Clifton.
Tag Archives: Creativity
God Reaches Us through Art
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Ode to the West Wind", "the light that came to lucille clifton", Alice Walker, Artist's Way, Ceremony, Color Purple, Homer, Intimations of Immortality, Ion, John Milton, Julia Cameron, Leslie Marmon Silko, Lucille Clifton, Paradise Lost, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Plato, poetic muse, Republic, William Wordsworth Comments closed
The Stages of Creativity
This magical Prévert poem captures the stages of the creative process.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird, artists, creation, Jacques Prévert, painting Comments closed
The Critic Sees No Farther than Behind
Here’s a poem challenging criticism that undermines the poet.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Orpheus Jr.", criticism, critics, Orestes, Scott Bates Comments closed
Steinbeck’s Agony (A Reminder to Chill)
My novelist friend Rachel Kranz recently sent me an article by novelist William Kennedy about John Steinbeck’s self-doubts as a writer. She herself has been wrestling with self-doubts, even though she has a completed manuscript of what I think is a remarkable work, and the article lets her know that she is not alone. It […]
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