Why I Write Series

8 primary works • 8 total works
The 'Why I Write' series is based on the Windham-Campbell Lectures, delivered annually to commemorate the awarding of the Dialed Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature prizes at Yale University.
Devotion
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3.85 · 16469 Ratings · 2049 Reviews · published 2017 · 38 editions
A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic—…

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    Inadvertent
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    4.10     · 1515 Ratings · 213 Reviews · published 2018 · 12 editions
    The Why I Write series is based on the Windham-Cam…

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    For Now
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    4.13     · 502 Ratings · 77 Reviews · published 2020 · 3 editions
    In this raucous meditation, Eileen Myles offers an…

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    Of Solids and Surds
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    4.13     · 93 Ratings · 23 Reviews · 1 edition
    In the fourth volume in the Why I Write series, th…

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    Catching the Light
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    4.31     · 486 Ratings · 82 Reviews · published 2022 · 5 editions
    In this lyrical meditation about the why of writin…

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    The House of Being
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    4.49     · 170 Ratings · 46 Reviews · 3 editions
    An exquisite meditation on the geographies we inhe…

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    What Nails It
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    4.09     · 67 Ratings · 15 Reviews · 3 editions
    From a celebrated critic, a heartfelt and adventur…

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    Into the Weeds
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    4.52     · 61 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 2 editions
    An illuminating reflection on the creative process…

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