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Chargement... My Trade Is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a Life in Writingpar Carl Phillips
![]() Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. ![]() ![]() These brief essays canvas a range of topic surrounding the life of a writer. Carl Phillips is a poet, so the focus is his personal relationship with the writing of poetry. But the themes apply more widely, indeed very likely beyond the realm of writing altogether. And in any case, Phillips’ writing is a pleasure to read from any perspective, a form of belles-lettres I suppose. I’m not sure that the essays have much practical guidance for the young writer, other than perhaps the chapters on stamina and practice, for surely it will take stamina and a lot of practice to embark upon a life in writing. But it is delightful to follow Phillips’ own exploration of his personal relationship with writing. And perhaps that is enough. Gently recommended. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"In these intimate and eloquent meditations, the award-winning poet Carl Phillips shares lessons he has learned about the writing life, an "apprenticeship to what can never fully be mastered." Drawing on forty years of teaching and mentoring emerging writers, he weaves his experiences as a poet with the necessary survival skills, including ambition, stamina, silence, politics, practice, audience, and community. In the tradition of Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird, Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, and Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, this is an invaluable companion for writers at every stage of their journey. Phillips's book serves as a partner in speculation and an invitation to embrace mystery."--Publisher description. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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![]() GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)814.54Literature English (North America) American essays 20th Century 1945-1999Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:![]()
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