what is art
and how do we make it
what is art
Poetry is an essential part of society—but only as itself and not as a vehicle for something else.
Micah Mattix • The Integrity of Poetry | Micah Mattix
I know most of my writing friends are obsessed with writing. It works in the same way as chocolate does. We’re always thinking we should be writing no matter what else we might be doing. It’s not fun. The life of an artist isn’t easy. You’re never free unless you are doing your art.
Natalie Goldberg • Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
James Baldwin - The Struggle of The Artist (1969)
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ask yourself this before you give up on that thing
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Art is the act of nonaggression. We have to live this art in our daily lives.
