How to Free a Hummingbird
As I prepared for my AROHO presentation, a hummingbird trapped in the study broke my concentration. When I found a way to free her, I discovered my writing focus.
As I prepared for my AROHO presentation, a hummingbird trapped in the study broke my concentration. When I found a way to free her, I discovered my writing focus.
“All you need to do to be original is to consult deeply in yourself.”—Marilynne Robinson
This ten-minute video is sure to inspire you to look at your life and your art in new ways.
Poet, performer, and educator Elana Bell talks about her travels in Israel and Palestine, her poetry collection Eyes, Stones, and her writing process.
“During the 2011 AROHO retreat I recognized the fear I carried with me as a woman writer … and suddenly understood that I had the power to break that spell.”—Maura MacNeil