Blog Post 830: Hello!
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Tag: creativity
Why arts in school?
“What are the arts for? Why do we encourage creativity? Why do we teach children to play, to perform, to paint?” This is a very old question – one which a cultural leader in Britain has just made a very direct statement about: the Arts Council Chief Executive in the Times Educational Supplement. Key advantages of creativity learning mentioned include: learning to understand key cultural references … Continue reading Why arts in school?
Stephen Be: life, creativity and knitting
This video interview with colourful knitting designer, Stephen Be, is just too much fun not to watch. (As it says at the start, the wonderful interviewer, Kristy Glass, apologizes that the first half of the interview was in poor focus – but such good content she had to keep it – so she funkified it up with a variety of visual effects until the good focus kicked in at 13 minutes in.)
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Stephen Roach: Writing on the road
“creativity begins in rest”, a musician muses on creativity and conditions for beginning Continue reading Stephen Roach: Writing on the road
Listening in on the Oscars for Poetry, T S Eliot Prize
Without even the pressure to dress up, you can listen with the leaders in UK poetry to the annual prestigious award ceremony for the T S Eliot prize – audio recordings now available here.
Bill Herbert
Ian MacMillan
Leontia Flynn
James Sheard
Tara Bergin
Robert Minhinnick
Roddy Lumsden
Jacqueline Saphra
Ocean Vuong
Caroline Bird
Michael Symmons Roberts
Douglas Dunn
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Two Painters, one collage
Collaborating on the same collage 2 artists: Rick and Brenda Beerhorst. Musings on failure and big city. Continue reading Two Painters, one collage
Poetry Writing 101 Hands-on
Reader, if you are a wouldbe poetry writer, then get your hands on this book “Writing Poetry” by W N Herbert. It’s like having a writing tutor patiently helping you – because that’s exactly what is happening – its writer is Bill Herbert, Professor of Poetry and Creative Writing at Newcastle University.
Please do take that book token Christmas present, or lean over your local library counter and demand that they order it, or borrow the spondulicks from a pal, to buy this instantly useful and enjoyable book.
Whether you are a beginner, near beginner or have written a couple of hundred poems but still feel like you’re at the start of a writing apprenticeship – this book takes you through the process of developing the skills/craft and – more difficult to explain – the feel for, writing poetry.
