Art & Fear (A Review)
As a writer, I’ve read many, many books about the writing process–from Stephen King’s On Writing to Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird. Art comes with its own stable of inspirational texts. They’re not usually concerned with nuts-and-bolts tips and templates. Rather, by relating the personal experiences of the authors, they tend to provide inspiration or at least encouragement and a sense that you’re not alone in this often thankless process of unburdening your soul into your work
Who Needs Art–my latest on counterpunch.org
Who Needs Art? When Obama mocked art history, he revealed the extent to which people in power hold the arts in contempt. Here’s my response.
