Many writing instructors teach writing through autobiography. By considering the lives of others and then contemplating their own lives, aspiring writers discover a wellspring of material that can be used in their prose. While not explicitly for courses, this book follows a similar pedagogical line, focusing specifically on the philosophical and spiritual questions that every person faces in the course of meeting life's challenges.
Many writing instructors teach writing through autobiography. By considering the lives of others and then contemplating their own lives, aspiring writers discover a wellspring of material that can be used in their prose. While not explicitly for courses, this book follows a similar pedagogical line, focusing specifically on the philosophical and spiritual questions that every person faces in the course of meeting life's challenges.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Pat Schneider is founder/director emerita of Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) who has personally trained or participated in training of more than 1,000 across the English-speaking world. She is also a celebrated poet. She is the author of nine books including Writing Alone and with Others (OUP, 2003) which has net sales of 21,529 (cloth: 685; paper: 20,844).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION POEM: SOMETIMES WRITING I. THERE IS A SPIRIT POEM: TO BREAK SILENCE II. PRAYER POEM: ABOUT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GOD III. RANSOM POEM: INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE JOURNEY IV. FEAR POEM: THIS IS A RIVER V. DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL POEM: PERSONAL ADDRESS VI. TRADITION: RELIGION POEM: YOUR BOAT, YOUR WORDS VII. TRADITION: WRITING POEM: BRAIDED RUG VIII. FORGIVING POEM: PENN STATION, NEW YORK CITY IX. RECEIVING FORGIVENESS PLAY EXCERPT: THE UNDERTAKING X. DOING GOOD POEM: TWO THOUSAND DEATHS XI. CHANGING THE WORLD POEM: THIS FLIGHT XII. THE BODY XIII. DEATH JOURNAL ENTRY: BURNING THE TOBACCO XIV. STRANGENESS POEM: THE FISH XV. BELOVED COMMUNITY POEM: THAT ONE XVI. FREEDOM POEM: CONFESSION XVII. JOY POEM: BLESSING FOR A WRITER NOTES FOR TEACHERS, WORKSHOP OR RETREAT LEADERS AND COUNSELORS INDEX
TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION POEM: SOMETIMES WRITING I. THERE IS A SPIRIT POEM: TO BREAK SILENCE II. PRAYER POEM: ABOUT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GOD III. RANSOM POEM: INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE JOURNEY IV. FEAR POEM: THIS IS A RIVER V. DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL POEM: PERSONAL ADDRESS VI. TRADITION: RELIGION POEM: YOUR BOAT, YOUR WORDS VII. TRADITION: WRITING POEM: BRAIDED RUG VIII. FORGIVING POEM: PENN STATION, NEW YORK CITY IX. RECEIVING FORGIVENESS PLAY EXCERPT: THE UNDERTAKING X. DOING GOOD POEM: TWO THOUSAND DEATHS XI. CHANGING THE WORLD POEM: THIS FLIGHT XII. THE BODY XIII. DEATH JOURNAL ENTRY: BURNING THE TOBACCO XIV. STRANGENESS POEM: THE FISH XV. BELOVED COMMUNITY POEM: THAT ONE XVI. FREEDOM POEM: CONFESSION XVII. JOY POEM: BLESSING FOR A WRITER NOTES FOR TEACHERS, WORKSHOP OR RETREAT LEADERS AND COUNSELORS INDEX
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