A blog about poetry: figurative language, spirit, intertextual explorations, patterns, punctuation, forms, great writers, quotes, and journey notes.
October 3, 2013
Good News for Literary Fiction
"A striking new study found that reading literary fiction – as opposed to popular fiction or serious nonfiction – leads people to perform better on tests that measure empathy, social perception and emotional intelligence."
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/i-know-how-youre-feeling-i-read-chekhov/?hp&_r=0
A Logic Model for Poetry?
Dream Big! I want to foster the literature of Minnesota and the North, empower women, decrease the exploitation of the weak, create peace and make the world more beautiful.
Okay, I plan to make a living as a writer. In the Creative Community Leadership Institute, we have been discussing use of "The Logic Model." With it, individuals and organizations can develop projects or programs. It is a way to strategize. Some people hate Logic Models, and other people find them useful. As a poet, I was repelled by the concept--it's too linear! it's too insane! it kills creativity!--but now I've decided to try it.
Notice I'm not using it to build poems. For sure, it would not work. But it might be useful as I build my career. In the coming weeks, I will be modifying and developing this model. I'm curious now. Will it work?
Okay, I plan to make a living as a writer. In the Creative Community Leadership Institute, we have been discussing use of "The Logic Model." With it, individuals and organizations can develop projects or programs. It is a way to strategize. Some people hate Logic Models, and other people find them useful. As a poet, I was repelled by the concept--it's too linear! it's too insane! it kills creativity!--but now I've decided to try it.
Notice I'm not using it to build poems. For sure, it would not work. But it might be useful as I build my career. In the coming weeks, I will be modifying and developing this model. I'm curious now. Will it work?
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