This is a message that discourages joy in writing—beyond being a utilitarian means to an end, it creates fear, loathing and pressure. We’re told that if we do it enough, our careers will survive.

I want to be clear: writing about joy, attention and unplugging aren’t separate from writing about poetry. These things interweave. In a fractured, often violent culture, engaging with poetry ...

When it comes to writing, nothing does it for me quite like the act of scrawling by hand. I’m more creative, less distracted and more emotionally invested in what I’m doing than when I type on ...

I am not among those who believe that letter writing is dead. My idea of heaven, in fact, is having at least four letters to write: a long letter to a friend in Europe, a note to my editor ...

Academics internalize that we must “publish or perish,” as the common adage goes. This is a message that discourages joy in writing—beyond focusing on a utilitarian means to an end, it creates fear, ...

Joy Harjo is one of the most revered poets in ... in her childhood that put her on the creative path and how she views writing as a way to have second chances. This spring, Harjo is releasing ...