"Cover: Illustration and cover design by Rhye Pirie."--Title page verso. "A Mollusk Without a Shell" was designed and typeset in Garamond with Futura titles by Amy Freels ..."--Title page verso. With an introduction by the editors. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
The Ritual / Charles Jensen -- Wayfinding / Jenny Sadre-Orafai -- This Distractable Life: Trying to Be Engaged in a World Longing for Your Attention / Kelli Russell Agodon -- Unshelled / Lee Ann Roripaugh -- A Poet's Place / Abayomi Animashaun -- Awake / Sarah Freligh -- Self-Care for the Disabled and/or Chronically Ill Writer / Jeannine Hall Gailey -- Dwell / Suzanne Frischkorn -- What Punk Rock Taught Me About Self-Care / Mixby Dickon -- 'Productive' Poet: What Can 'Writing' Look Like? / Emily Corwin.
Summary:
"A Mollusk Without a Shell: Essays on Self-Care for Writers offers multiple perspectives and vital insights on caring for the artist behind the creative work. Julie Brooks Barbour and Mary Biddinger have compiled a reader-friendly collection of brief essays that address challenges faced by many contemporary writers. Each essayist also includes a writing prompt to help spark inspiration for readers. This volume is ideal for writers at various stages in their careers, from beginners to mid-career writers, and to those returning to the page after time away. Contributors to this volume are Kelli Russell Agodon, Abayomi Animashaun, Emily Corwin, Mixby Dickon, Sarah Freligh, Suzanne Frischkorn, Jeannine Hall Gailey, Charles Jensen, Lee Ann Roripaugh, and Jenny Sadre-Orafai"-- Provided by publisher.
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