Hearing Tsering Yangzom Lama and Shane McCrae

Two nights ago, I attended the latest edition of  Hope College's Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series, featuring novelist Tsering Yangzom Lama and poet/memoirist Shane McCrae.

Hearing Dana VanderLugt

Last night, I attended an event featuring author/educator Dana VanderLugt and poet/retired professor Jack Ridl at Hope College.  The two engaged in an on-stage conversation about VanderLugt's new book, Enemies in the Orchard.

Quote of the Day

... language is a form of power.  It creates categories that help us interpret the world, and that which is not easily available in language is often ignored in thought itself.  A shared vocabulary makes ideas more accessible while a lack of language can render an experience illegible.  It can isolate.

-- Angela Chen, Ace, p. 17

Quote of the Day

I think all creative people, you get something in your head, and then you have to figure out how to express it.  And I feel like that's the best way to understand what it's like to be an artist.

-- Sofia Coppola