Respect, Revise, Repeat
Sometimes a poem takes years to complete, undergoing multiple revisions. In this essay, Andrew Taylor-Troutman takes us through his process.
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The Matter of Metaphors
Metaphors matter. They add richness and beauty to life, and they reveal truth, reminding us of the divinely created unity of the world.
Roohi Choudhry on Counter-Mapping
Writer and short-term Resident Scholar Roohi Choudhry uses the concept of counter-mapping to highlight the "common ground between us, despite our borders."
Edit Yourself
A good day of deleting feels like a successful day of purging your closet, cleaning your kitchen, or weeding your garden.
Please Don’t Hate Me
When editor Charnell Peters sent out her first rejections to writers, she added a desperate whisper: “Please don’t hate me!”
Finding the Needles
What is it like reading through submissions at a literary journal? Finding the proverbial needle in the haystack calls for ruthless efficiency.
An Editor’s Envy
In our new series on editing, acquisitions editor Valerie Weaver-Zercher describes the "holy jealousy" that sometimes occurs when working with writers.
Flannery & the Dragon
Flannery O'Connor once wrote that, no matter what form a dragon may take, any story of depth will deal with a "mysterious passage past [the dragon], or into his jaws."
Answering Questions: A Writing Task Upended
All writers have those days when they feel stuck. In this writing exercise, Susan Sink shares how asking questions and using poetry can help.
Success, Setbacks, and Benedictine Stability
Kathleen Norris has had tremendous success as an author, but also setbacks. Benedictine humility, she says, is what gives her stability.
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