Levitt has written a book that I wish I had penned—a book that examines the creative life and its relationship to the spiritual life. He includes writing exercises, writing examples, and even parables. There is a wonderful story of St. Francis of Assisi, and how he overcame his revulsion of lepers, for example. He weaves in Buddhism, describing the six realms, including the realm of the hungry ghost. Since reading Levitt’s book, I now light an oil lamp as an offering to my hungry ghosts before I More...

This guy taught seminars at my MFA program at Antioch LA.