Writing to Awaken: creative writing as spiritual self-inquiry

By Leslie Ihde

With "Writing to Awaken," Leslie Ihde demonstrates the use of creative writing as a mindfulness practice. Working the the ancient Japanese form of tanka and tanka prose, Leslie guides her students to undertake a journey of self discovery. Inspired by Basho's "Journey to the Deep North," the writers in this collection explore inner landscapes. Leslie remarks that "It is likely that the work of self-clarification will produce better writers. Nevertheless, good writing is merely the byproduct of our work. Our true goal is awakening. We don't want to confuse the byproduct for the goal." In the pages of this collection you will find the self-reflections of several poets who mean to discover their true nature. The poets are Nelima Gaokar, Valerie Rosenfeld, Ellen Pratt, Esra Sarioglu, Allison Miller, Monika Furch, Jennifer Werner and Leslie Ihde.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503038262
• ISBN13: 9781503038264
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"