Tag Archives: Literature

Learning to Play…and Why We Need To

Posted on July 21, 2013 by joanneeddy

The German poet Schiller wrote: ‘Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in the truth that is taught by life.’ He was right in more ways than one. Watching our rescued Shepherd, Nessa, learn to … Continue reading →

Posted in Inklings | Tagged Bruno Bettleheim, Fairytale, Folklore, Friedrich Schiller, Laughter, laughter and health, Laughter and the immune system, Literature, Marx Brothers, Norman Cousins, play, Play and healing, rescue, rescue German Shepherds | 1 Comment

Spring Cleaning – Washing Our Souls Anew

Posted on April 20, 2013 by joanneeddy

“She is the rain and snows that arise from the waters and replenishes them again…as young and as ancient as spring, like the song of glad water flowing into the night from the bright morning in the hills.” Describing Goldberry. From … Continue reading →

Posted in Inklings | Tagged Arts, Boston, gardens, gardens and hope, Grass, hope, Hope amid despair, Leaves of Grass, Literature, Lord of the Rings, restoring hope, Walt Whitman, World Literature | 1 Comment

How Do We Change the World?

Posted on October 7, 2012 by joanneeddy

“You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can’t, but knowing that literature is indispensable to the world…which changes according to the way people see it. And if you can alter, even by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Inklings | Tagged book, Change the world, Changing the world, Christa McAuliffe, Education, James Baldwin, John English, Literature, making a difference, People, Salvation Army, Social work, Vietnam War, Women, Women's Shelter, Writing to change the world | Leave a comment

Are you a poet, but don’t know it…a writing exercise

Posted on August 5, 2012 by joanneeddy

When I was a kid, children could be…well…mean. No one called it bullying then but after I lived in a rural area and helped out on a neighbor’s farm I realized children had taken a page from nature, at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged Biopoem, Edenton North Carolina, Literature, Longfellow, Poetry, Query letter, Synopsis, Upstate New York, Writers Resources, Writing Exercise | 2 Comments

Not All Blogs Are Created Equal…

Posted on September 1, 2011 by joanneeddy

I don’t think I have posted this before but I happened on this when researching query letters… Nathan Bransford is a children’s book author and former agent. This site has great links and everything you ever wanted to know on … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged blog, Children's literature, Literature, Nathan Bransford, query letters, Writers Resources, Writing | Leave a comment