Writing University Podcast: Mary Allen
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"Bending the Spoon: Writing as a Path to Mindfulness and Other Spiritual Practices"
In this Writing University podcast, Mary Allen discusses "the mysterious thing" that happens when one sits down to write. She describes her process of finding inspiration and suggests ways to break free of strict "ideas" about writing. She presents examples and ideas on how writers can nurture and cultivate their writing process. Caryl Pagel introduces Mary Allen in this edition of the Iowa Summer Writing Festival lecture series "Elevenses."
Listen: Mary Allen: "Bending the Spoon: Writing as a Path to Mindfulness and Other Spiritual Practices"
Mary Allen is the author of a memoir, The Rooms of Heaven, published by Alfred A. Knopf and Vintage Books. She received an M.F.A. from The University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and in 2002 was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship for work on a second book-length memoir. She has taught in the Nonfiction Writing Program at The University of Iowa and lives and writes in Iowa City.
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August 12, 2008
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