Poetry in reverse: Part 3 of 3
“For 100 days, Juliane Okot Bitek recorded the lingering nightmare of the Rwandan genocide in a poem—each poem recalling the senseless loss of life and of…
13 reasons to attend a writers’ retreat
For rural writers, these effects amplify. (Click on the photos for larger images.) Yoga. Writing, writing, writing! You may accidentally discover a stellar location for a…
When a kiss isn’t just a kiss
Liz Gilbert tells a wonderful story about how an idea for a novel jumped from her to Ann Patchett when Patchett kissed her on the mouth. Gilbert’s…