by Andi | Mar 4, 2011 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
Many poets are not poets for the same reason that many religious men are not saints: they never succeed in being themselves. They never get around to being the particular poet or the particular monk they are intended to be by God. They never become the man [or woman]... by Andi | Mar 2, 2011 | Andi's Book, Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
Once in a class I was telling a story about Cleveland. Here’s what I said, roughly: So I lived in East Cleveland in this high rise building. Most of my neighbors were black. I don’t know why; the building was nice and everything. I know you immediately saw... by Andi | Feb 28, 2011 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
In the Fluvanna County, Virginia census for 1860, there are 4996 slaves recorded by age, color, and sex. Only one of them is given a name – Sally, age 100. I can only guess that they recorded her name because her age was so remarkable. Yet, this one name sets it... by Andi | Feb 25, 2011 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been overwhelmed by the number of books there are to read. As a teenager, I carried a book with me everywhere, even into class just in case the lesson got boring. I was just trying to get through all the books I wanted to read. And I... by Andi | Feb 25, 2011 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been overwhelmed by the number of books there are to read. As a teenager, I carried a book with me everywhere, even into class just in case the lesson got boring. I was just trying to get through all the books I wanted to read. And I...