Clayre Benzadón
This is Why I write (I’m sorry for stealing from you, Paramore). Have you ever had the urge to bungee jump beneath stalactites and mine...
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Paul Hlava Ceballos
Why I Write There is something inscrutable about poetry for me, even though I am a poet, or maybe especially because I am a poet....
Nov 11, 20233 min read
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Maureen Seaton
Why I Write for Denise I write to hear my thoughts beneath the world’s thoughts. I write because Austen, because Morrison, because García...
Nov 10, 20231 min read
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Arisa White (2009)
I write because I'm trying to love others and myself. It is a way of getting to. It's an opportunity to try on humanity, from varying...
Nov 8, 20232 min read
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Mark Wunderlich (2009)
I learned to read when I was four and soon discovered the set of books on a small shelf in my room; I would spend much time reading and...
Nov 8, 20234 min read
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Andrew Demčák (2009)
As Joan Didion says “In many ways writing is the act of saying I, of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying: listen to me, see it...
Nov 8, 20231 min read
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Alan Shapiro (2009)
**Essay provided by author; however, it originally published in the Cincinnati Review and reprinted in Best American Essays 2007 .** ...
Nov 8, 202319 min read
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