I want to understand the what, why & how of the feeling I've gotten back, now that I have stated a writing group and have been attending poetry open mic readings. The feeling I had as the Post Legion ADJ. I mean of course it's because I apparently needed a purpose like this and something I can look forward to but also I think I must have needed to... See more

What my students seek is what I sought: not just a place to publish, of which there remain plenty, but a place to aspire to, the kind of established, vital ecosystem within which a writer can learn, play, feud, create meaning, spark conversation, make sense of herself and her world. Rare by definition, such things grow more elusive by the day.