Journey of Words

Faith is not linear. It is, indeed, a widening of the imagination, a leap into the transcendent, a taste of the numinous, a vision of the extraordinary in the ordinary. And our coach for the leap, the glue in the link, is our Muse, the Spirit of God.¹

1. Luci Shaw “The Partnership of Art and Spirituality” [↩]

Twitterer @KMWeiland of Wordplay fame tweeted this quote recently. Being that it is from one of my favorite authors I thought it worth posting.

When the artist is truly the servant of the work, the work is better than the artist. – Madeleine L’Engle

I enjoyed watching the spectators enjoyment as much as the actual performance. It begs the question: what have you done in four minutes (or three or five) to bring joy to another human being today?

I came across this video of former U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins piece entitled Forgetfulness.

I have been spending time on YouTube viewing various animations of Collins’ work and am intrigues with the use of the medium of video in poetry. What are some of your thoughts on the use of video/animation and the like in addition to voice in representing poetry?

The Christmas Story from Luke 2 in Wordle Form:

Turned into some pretty nice artwork if I don’t say so myself. What do you think?
Go an create your own Wordle here.

Only artifacts that leave the solitude of their inventor’s studios and imaginations can move the horizons of possibility and become the raw material for more culture making. Until an artifact is shared it is not culture.¹

He goes on to quote Steve Jobs: “Real artists ship”

My interpretation: Eric needs to get on with things and start posting, submitting, sharing the writing he’s doing offline with the outside world.

Enough said.

1. Andy Crouch Culture-Making, pg. 40 [↩]

I came across this video the other day via Presentation Zen and realized as I was watching that this would probably be a good piece for teachers (as well as administrators) to view. What do you think?