diVERSES reKINDLED: In Conversation With Nathan McDowell
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
The more time I spend talking to myself, the more I learn on what I talk about.
I say this four thousand videos later, hundreds of podcast episodes later, months worth of time spent talking into a microphone in a quiet room of my house, staring into a camera lens, later.
I'm a better communication teacher today because I've spent more time talking about communication than anyone you know.
Poetry is no different. Art demands concentration on an object of focus for more hours than a single day can hold.
When I was reviewing Nathan McDowell's talk with me, this was the line that stood out. The artist does not go to the page knowing what the artist will pull form the page, the way a fisherman does not know what fish will find the hook. It is one of the reasons why a piece of art is not finished until it has surprised the artist.
Nathan McDowell, of course, has taken this to another level. He has an entire series of work created in collaboration with another poet. Imagine two minds squeezing two day's worth of focus into a single day's time.
It can sound odd to write without knowing what words to write. It can sound odd to talk about what you know and leave knowing more.
I tell everyone to start their own podcast or channel for this reason. You have a passion, but how often do you talk about it? Consider how much better you would know your passion if you talked about it for an hour every single day.
If you agree, then you may agree: by not taking the time to talk about your passion, you are less adept at your passion. * Full talk between Nathan McDowell & Geoff Anderson:
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