For us, honey is a gift; for the bee, it is labor. –Jane Hirschfield The poet Jane Hirschfield is a constant source of wisdom about making in all its many forms, and this line speaks clearly to what every writer/painter/musician/dancer/performer knows intimately. There’s honey to be had, but it comes after hours and hours of work. In the same essay, The Circular Path, Hirschfield includes a few more resonant insights: *** Writing is an act that generates and expands attention. And if I’m lucky, I may write something that helps expand the life and attention of others as well. *** Whatever people find in my poems of radiance or grace comes out of the struggle to turn away from disappearance and toward presence.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 15:57:08 +0000