Monthly Archives: December 2023

Ten Years of Writing about Fiction Has Taught Me This

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Kate Stover

Fiction is the wildest form of writing. It attracts explorers, artists, and fighters. Their goals might be to punch a hole in the wall between the writer and the reader (Knausgaard), or tell us how the idea of  equality fell … Continue reading →

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Ten Years of Writing about Poetry Has Taught Me This

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Kate Stover

Poetry is the most textured form of writing. It attracts artists who weave sounds and images with mystery. They may be cranky (T. S. Eliot) or homesick (Heaney) or humorous (Billy Collins). They may believe that poetry is an instrument … Continue reading →

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Ten Years of Writing about Memoir Has Taught Me This

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Kate Stover

Memoir is the most entrepreneurial form of writing. It attracts inventors who are willing to take risks and use nontraditional skills and interests. Though their goal might be as simple as recording history, or telling stories, or finding meaning, their … Continue reading →

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