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The Jacobson Center at Smith College – Making the most of Students’ Education

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Cosmos Jacobson Center Eddy

The Jacobson Center at Smith College, where poet Sara Eddy works, aims to improve teaching and learning for Smith’s students.

Filed Under: article, Creativity, English Teaching, English Teaching Resources, Writing

Bee Hives & Dragon Claws: A Vision Board and a Manuscript

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

Wild Barn Owl - Tyto alba

Are you stuck in your writing process? Try a vision board. Callie Feyen’s incorporates bee hives and dragon claws.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, Books, Creativity, Dave Malone, writer's group resources, Writing, writing prompt, writing prompts, Writing Rituals, Writing Tips

Poet Laura: Replenishing the Imagination

By Laura Boggess 3 Comments

roadside landscape

Writers need to fill the imagination tank now and then. Our Poet Laura takes us for a long drive to find a feast for the eyes.

Filed Under: Creativity, Poet Laura, The Artist's Way

Poetry Prompt: The Poetry of Ordinary Time

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

Find magic in the ordinary

What magic can you find in your ordinary life, during ordinary time? Join Callie Feyen for a poetry prompt about the magic in the ordinary.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, Finding Inspiration, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

The Generativity of Wild Things: On Rethinking Our Relationship With Money

By L.L. Barkat 4 Comments

Have you ever thought—really thought—about how money works? The wild things have something to teach us. And it starts with sugar.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, Generous

Pandemic Journal: An Entry on Saving the World

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

Passage Trilogy Storm at Sea

In times of crisis, there’s a kind of heroism in telling the story, and preserving our humanity.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, Pandemic Journal

Songwriting and Writing: “Adorning the Dark” by Andrew Peterson

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

“Adorning the Dark” by writer and songwriter Andrew Peterson speaks to the mystery at the center of writing, creativity, and inspiration.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Creativity, Writing, Writing Life

Book Club: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Sfumato

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

How to think like leonardo da vinci sfumato

Can Mona Lisa’s unnerving smirk help you get comfortable with ambiguity and deepen your creativity? Find out in this week’s book club discussion of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci.

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Book Club: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Curiosità

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci curiosity

Often, the most important thing is not the answer, but the question. Michael Gelb (and Leonardo da Vinci) suggest we write a hundred questions to get our curiosity started.

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Book Club: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: The Renaissance Person

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci sunflowers

To be a Renaissance Person, one must have a more expansive view of what creativity requires. Surprisingly, that creativity sometimes begins with events that rewire society (and our ways of thinking and being). Join us in our discussion of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci.

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Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

Top 10 Poetic Picks birds

Ghost apples, Oscars for books, the poetry of disengagement and the first lines of things. It’s a new edition of the long lost Top 10 Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Creativity, poetry

The Abounding Creativity of Middle-earth: An Appreciation of J.R.R. Tolkien

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Coastline Tolkien Middle-earth

With his stories of Middle-earth, J.R.R. Tolkien gave us a legacy of abounding creativity and imagination, explaining how myths are made.

Filed Under: article, Books, Britain, Creativity, Fiction, Tolkien

Children’s Book Club: “The Day The Crayons Quit”

By Megan Willome 5 Comments

What would you do if your crayons left you angry notes? Join us for a Children’s Book Club discussion of ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Book Club, Children's Stories, Creativity

The Color of Your Creativity

By Sandra Heska King 23 Comments

Chartreuse umbrella color of creativity

Sandra Heska King finds her creativity in the color chartreuse. What color is your creativity?

Filed Under: Creativity, L.L. Barkat

The Children’s Storybook Garden (Arlington, Washington)

By Bethany Rohde 10 Comments

Children's Storybook Garden

Bethany Rohde and her daughter Dot find creativity and community in the Children’s Storybook Garden in Arlington, Washington.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Activities, Creativity, Libraries

Can Your Distractions Make You a Better Writer?

By Charity Singleton Craig 10 Comments

Can Distractions Make You a Better Writer bubbles in field

Can being distracted make you a better writer? Charity Singleton Craig explores the ways we can use our distractions to fuel creativity and even improve our writing.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, Writing Life, Writing Tips

Curious Book Club: 7 Ways to Stay Curious

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

7 Ways to Stay Curious corn field sunset

As we wrap up our book club discussion of Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It, Ian Leslie has 7 ways to stay curious.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, Curious Book Club

Curious Book Club: How Curiosity Works

By Will Willingham 26 Comments

How Curiosity Works child climbing fence

Curiosity thrives in the sweet spot Ian Leslie calls the “curiosity zone,” right between what you already know and knowing too much. Follow along in our Curious book club.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, Curious Book Club

Book Club Announcement: Curious

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

Curious The Desire to Know book club gray cat on sofa

Curiosity may have killed that one cat, but it’s likely more vital than dangerous. Our new book club explores Ian Leslie’s Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends
on It.

Filed Under: book club, Creativity, Curious Book Club

The Best in Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

The Best in Poetry Top 10 Poetic Picks girl pointing our window

Beverly Cleary’s 100th birthday, using your hands to help your head, Ohio’s new poet laureate and radiologist in chief. Our Top 10 Poetic Picks is back.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, poetry news, Top 10 Poetic Picks

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