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"learn to write about the ordinary. give homage to old coffee cups, sparrows, city buses, thin ham sandwiches. make a list of everything ordinary you can think of. keep adding to it. promise yourself, before you leave the earth, to mention everything on your list at least once in a poem, short story, newspaper article."
from the book writing down the bones by natalie goldberg
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posted by andrea at
10:17 PM
25 Comments:
word up!
What a wonderful thought. Thank you for the link. I am going to have to read that book.
love. this. so. much.
thank you.
that's a great book...i should dig it out & dust it off. thanks for the reminder!
I love that book. Natalie Goldberg is pure inspiration.
there is so much inspiration here.
i just purchased this book yesterday...i am so excited about reading it. thank you for your inspiration. i love visiting your blog!
what a great quote. stephanie kallos, a seattle author, used that exact same quote when talking about work as a writer. it's really beautiful.
I just discovered this book a few weeks ago...and am loving it... your post is beautiful. It's amazing that I never heard of Goldberg before, and now this book and her name is popping up all over my life... I think it's a wonderful sign...
i love that book! reading its words pumps my heart.
Perfectly said. Like Anna, I heard Stephanie Kallos use that quote. I should print it and tape it to my bathroom mirror.
I always love a good reason to reserve some books at our library, thanks for the quote.
I love photos of glass.
I was just thinking this morning I need to pull that off the shelf and give it a re-read. As I try to get myself into DAILY writing practice. You go, girl. :)
yes! i love this book, and constantly refer to it when teaching writing to my high school students. : )
i love glass - so wonderful shot
and i will have to look up this book
i think you are well on your way my friend. xo
this is an awesome quote from an awesome book.
and your photo is pretty darn great too.
great quote.. thanks for putting it up!
Absolutely love that quote. It's the simple things in life, that make one reach down and remember.
very nice!
great thinking. most times, it's the ordinary that we fail to acknowledge..
love it!
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Wow I haven't looked a that book in a least a decade. It deserves another read. Thanks for the reminder.
Today I am going to write a poem about light switches.
that's awesome...
i have this book, too! great resource.
thank you for the reminder. xo
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