“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
~ Erich Fromm
I am often asked to facilitate creative writing workshops and educational residencies. Along with the invitation is the question: “Can you teach the students to write poetry?” Over and over again my answer is: “Only if you and they are willing to jump [...]
These three little words bring up different feelings in me. Border makes me think about being imprisoned, marginalized, and disenfranchised. Frontera reminds me of the frontier untamed, not cultured, and uncouth. El otro lado, as we always called Nuevo Laredo, was connecting with family, and a continuation of my world. I use all three words [...]
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