One spirit book club12/29/2023 ![]() Here’s a quote from a chapter in Foolsgoldcalled, “Freeing the Creek:” Beautiful, beautiful! And, of course a book that may save your life.” My mom (who is featured in the book) says, “Read it!”īe sure to check the calendar for readings or workshops near you. (author of Kitchen Table Wisdom) writes, “ Foolsgold? ….in a word, beautiful. With one foot grounded in humor and the other in awe, she takes on topics ranging from driving a car full of vegetables to the eros of geese, but her true subject is always the mysterious intersection of the human and what lies beyond our power to describe.”įoolsgold: Making Something from Nothing (and freeing your creative process)įoolsgold: Making Something from Nothing and Freeing your Creative Process(Harmony Books, Random House) was featured by Quality Paperback Book Club as well as One Spirit Book Club.įilled with personal stories about transforming what life brings your way, Foolsgold helps open us to more creativity in all areas of our lives, with all the world as our “studio.” Poet Alison Luterman (author of The Largest Possible Life) writes, “Susan’s poems arrive breathless with the wonder and power of language, drenched in the magic of the natural world, and touched with mysticism. A photographer wrote in Camera Arts magazine that he uses poemcrazyin his “Photoshop Master” class because “it says everything about the creative process.” Painters and songwriters as well as film makers and actors report that poemcrazyhelps them loosen up, play and embrace a more creative way of being in the world. poemcrazy is on numerous lists of “bestselling” or “favorite” books about poetry on the internet. poemcrazy has been used as part of core curriculum in places ranging from the Denver and Rhode Island Public Schools to Brown and Evergreen Universities, the Virginia Writing Project and the Guggenheim Museum Curriculum online. College Board publishes three chapters in Springboard the help prepare students for the SAT. Poemcrazy (Three Rivers, Random House )now in a thirtieth printing, is becoming increasingly well-known on campuses both to teachers and students of writing and creativity. Number 7 in a Penguin/Random House list of the 28 best books on writing, p oemcrazy was a Writer’s Digest as well as a Quality Paperback book club selection, and though primarily a book for adults, was on the New York Library List of Outstanding Books for Teens. ![]() You’re going to love it and love writing poetry more for having read it. Anne Lamott, author of Bird by Bird, writes, “ poemcrazyis a wonderful book, smart, wide-eyed, joyful, helpful, inspiring.
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