Creativity: where poems begin

"Creativity: Where Poems Begin is a meditation on how the sources of creativity emerged from a vast, wordless reality and became available to me as a poet. As such, it is not only a memoir; it is an exploration of the power and process of becoming a poet. To describe creativity in words is extr...

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Main Author: Mackey, Mary 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: East Rockaway, New York Marsh Hawk Press 2022
Edition:First edition
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Summary:"Creativity: Where Poems Begin is a meditation on how the sources of creativity emerged from a vast, wordless reality and became available to me as a poet. As such, it is not only a memoir; it is an exploration of the power and process of becoming a poet. To describe creativity in words is extraordinarily difficult because the moment of creation comes from a place where language does not exist and where the categories that determine what we see, hear, taste, and feel are not immediately present. In our daily lives we tend to live on the surface, unaware of the complexity and richness of what lies below. Poetry creates itself, bubbling up from the depths until it reaches that part of our brains that transforms consciousness into words. This is a journey to that place where poems begin"--
Physical Description:108 Seiten
ISBN:9781732614123

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