Monthly Wrap-Up | January 2021
Here is the first wrap-up of 2021! Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up | January 2021
‘A more narrowly defined culture-bond syndrome’: Folklorn (2021) by Angela Mi Young Hur
Folklorn is a contemporary origin story that seamlessly weaves Korean folklore within a narrative of identity, migration, and home. Continue reading ‘A more narrowly defined culture-bond syndrome’: Folklorn (2021) by Angela Mi Young Hur
Reading around Asia Book List | The World Bookshelf Project
My ultimate goal here as a voracious reader is to delve right into the literary scene(s) and spaces created by Asian writers–which I’ve been missing out on all these years. Continue reading Reading around Asia Book List | The World Bookshelf Project
On Writing Better | Rainer Maria Rilke
European poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) pursued a life of meaning through his writing. He studied with the greatest minds of the 20th century, from Rodin to Lou Andreas-Salomé, not only to learn how to write better, but to learn how to think, feel, and live like an artist. Continue reading On Writing Better | Rainer Maria Rilke
End-of-Year Wrap-up | 2020 in Review
Despite everything, 2020 has been an exciting year that introduced us to wonderful new writers who will possibly be remembered as the greatest writers of our times. Continue reading End-of-Year Wrap-up | 2020 in Review
How to Become a Better Writer: 10 Yoga Practices for Writers
As a writing instructor, too, I have been using one of the most instructive tenets of yoga, “finding freedom within the form,” as a way to teach my students how to find their voices as writers while composing formulaic papers. Continue reading How to Become a Better Writer: 10 Yoga Practices for Writers
On Finding the Good in Goodbye | Mary Oliver
To say the least, it was painful to write this post. I didn’t quite know what to say on finding the good in goodbye. And I still don’t. Continue reading On Finding the Good in Goodbye | Mary Oliver
‘Home is not a place to return to’: An I-Novel by Minae Mizumura | Japan
The original version of An I-Novel, published in 1995, mixes Japanese and English seamlessly, creating a literary work that reflects its narrator’s desire to find her true self. Continue reading ‘Home is not a place to return to’: An I-Novel by Minae Mizumura | Japan
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