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Notes On Some Kinds Of Writing
Some kinds of writing require you to be in a critical frame of mind. Some kinds of writing require you to be in a safe space. Some kinds of writing require you to be in dialogue with the work of others. Some kinds of writing require you to be patient. *** Some kinds of writing Continue reading
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On Lessons From A Recent Musical Project
The trick is to work swiftly and then stop just before you completely figure out what it is that you’re doing. Continue reading
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Notes On A Talk By W.S. Merwin
When I was in graduate school at NYU, I occasionally spent time wandering the stacks of Bobst Library. With only a subject matter and a range of Dewey Decimal numbers in mind, I’d take to the shelves intuitively–looking for interesting book titles to crack open. One afternoon, while scanning a long and deserted isle of Continue reading
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C.Wright Mills: On Intellectual Craftsmanship
“Thinking is a struggle for order and at the same time for comprehensiveness.” – C. Wright Mills Charles Wright Mills (1916-1962) was an American sociologist best remembered for his 1959 book The Sociological Imagination (which is still in print). For me, one remarkable aspect of the book is its Appendix, “On Intellectual Craftsmanship.” Here Mills Continue reading
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