Snapshots of Patti Smith
Writer JS Porter reminisces on the work of Patti Smith
On Margaret Atwood’s Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts
–By J.S. Porter for John Robert Colombo “ATWOOD, MARGARETMargaret Atwood, like the CN Tower, is a free-standing structure, and needs no patronizing props of reference to her sex or her nationality.” Quote from Northrop Frye in John Robert Colombo’s The Northrop Frye Quote Book. No one has put Toronto, city of raccoons and ravines, on the world literary map as securely as Margaret Atwood. To quote myself from a Globe review years ago, “Margaret Atwood is a writer who has scratched her name on the tablet of the English language. She belongs to the world.” How does one read the
Souvankham Thammavongsa
(Poet, Short-Story Writer, Novelist)
Simple Creative Tools to Get Unstuck
Pen and Ink. Lately, I have been so steeped in research for upcoming episodes, eLearning projects and a documentary I’m working on – that once the research for at least part of my current workload was over, I became stuck. Not burnt out, just a bit stuck. Research is just the beginning, isn’t it? Although we write ‘during’ research (SME interview notes, process and document summaries, annotations, etc.), what comes next – to write what we learned about a very complex issue – in a way that others can easily follow can be daunting. And this, of course, can lead
Books as Gifts
For Jen, my dog-walking friend…
Dennis Lee speaks about what he is most open to, driven by and hungers for
Dennis Lee has enchanted the children of the English-speaking world, filling their ears with new sounds and new dreams, but that is only one hand of his poetic activity…
The Writing Life
“At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it…
A Page of Anne Carson
Best bio ever: “Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches Greek for a living.”…
Break Every Rule
“Allow a place for the reader to live, to dream… Each word a boat..” -Carole Maso… Now, here’s the complete booklist I gave my friend…
Literary Tattoos
My daughter has a tattoo on her left shoulder – “To Thine Own Self Be True” from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Snapshots of Patti Smith
Writer JS Porter reminisces on the work of Patti Smith
On Margaret Atwood’s Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts
–By J.S. Porter for John Robert Colombo “ATWOOD, MARGARETMargaret Atwood, like the CN Tower, is a free-standing structure, and needs no patronizing props of reference to her sex or her nationality.” Quote from Northrop Frye in John Robert Colombo’s The Northrop Frye Quote Book. No one has put Toronto, city of raccoons and ravines, on the world literary map as securely as Margaret Atwood. To quote myself from a Globe review years ago, “Margaret Atwood is a writer who has scratched her name on the tablet of the English language. She belongs to the world.” How does one read the
Souvankham Thammavongsa
(Poet, Short-Story Writer, Novelist)
Simple Creative Tools to Get Unstuck
Pen and Ink. Lately, I have been so steeped in research for upcoming episodes, eLearning projects and a documentary I’m working on – that once the research for at least part of my current workload was over, I became stuck. Not burnt out, just a bit stuck. Research is just the beginning, isn’t it? Although we write ‘during’ research (SME interview notes, process and document summaries, annotations, etc.), what comes next – to write what we learned about a very complex issue – in a way that others can easily follow can be daunting. And this, of course, can lead
Books as Gifts
For Jen, my dog-walking friend…
Dennis Lee speaks about what he is most open to, driven by and hungers for
Dennis Lee has enchanted the children of the English-speaking world, filling their ears with new sounds and new dreams, but that is only one hand of his poetic activity…
The Writing Life
“At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it…
A Page of Anne Carson
Best bio ever: “Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches Greek for a living.”…
Break Every Rule
“Allow a place for the reader to live, to dream… Each word a boat..” -Carole Maso… Now, here’s the complete booklist I gave my friend…
Literary Tattoos
My daughter has a tattoo on her left shoulder – “To Thine Own Self Be True” from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
