“Making art is a political act - a holy act.” I’ll remember this line for a long time. My writing goals and reasons for writing have shifted over time due to many of the factors you mentioned. My line of thinking is now “how can I use my fiction, my writing, to help others”?
I can't wait to read it! Your work in your newsletter is always so poetic. I think our culture doesn't think broadly enough about what kinds of creative works are poems
“Making art is a political act - a holy act.” I’ll remember this line for a long time. My writing goals and reasons for writing have shifted over time due to many of the factors you mentioned. My line of thinking is now “how can I use my fiction, my writing, to help others”?
Thanks for another inspiring piece, Jason!
Thanks for the encouragement. It’s easy to feel like making art in a world in chaos is an irrelevant act, not a holy one.
Ha! I wrote a poem (still a poet in training here) about the lunar seas for this Friday’s newsletter. And then read your piece.
I can't wait to read it! Your work in your newsletter is always so poetic. I think our culture doesn't think broadly enough about what kinds of creative works are poems