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Suck at It: Salvaging Inspiration from the Scrapheap
By Jason Heller Three years ago I stood in a freezing warehouse, trashing books. That was my job. The warehouse I worked at sold used books, and the ones that … Continue reading
Advice from Poets, Bliss Stations and the Stuff That Really Matters
I always learn so much from the poets. Last year I spent a week in Grand Lake with some of Lighthouse’s finest fiction writers, essayists and, yes, poets. Among them … Continue reading
May's curator: Franciszka Voeltz
Reblogged from nola studiola REDUX: I’m proud to introduce Franciszka Voeltz, May’s curator. I met f.v. during the 2012 Nebraskan drought, during which we dug holes, shot bb guns, pondered … Continue reading
Imagistic Interview: Antoine Wilson and Panorama City
Antoine Wilson’s recent novel Panorama City earned terrific reviews from the New York Times (“A bracingly humane story whose narrator’s wisdom and forbearance make you see the world afresh”), Vanity … Continue reading
5 Colorado Podcasts By, For, and About Writers and Writing
I’m a big fan of podcasts. I like to listen to them while I’m driving, at the gym, or just puttering around the house. And if I can learn something … Continue reading
Ode to National Poetry Month
Do you read poetry? I don’t read poetry. I know nothing about poetry. But I’d like to learn. April is National Poetry Month and here at Lighthouse I am surrounded … Continue reading
Try a Tanka When You Don’t Know What to Write
Sometimes when it seems like words most need to be said, we can’t find the right ones. I felt this way yesterday as I texted, emailed, called friends in Boston. … Continue reading
Lauren Groff and the Art of Joyful Writing
I know there are others who will blog more eloquently and completely about the Fly-By Writer’s weekend with Lauren Groff (see Allison Barker’s excellent post), but I’m fresh off her … Continue reading
On generosity and protection: Lauren Groff, Part I
Form follows function-that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union. – Frank Lloyd Wright A thread or two pulled taut and linked both … Continue reading
