The Joy and Benefits of Memorizing Poetry
21 November 2023
Barbara read Memorize That Poem! by Molly Worthen and Got Poetry by Jim Holt and decided to return to her practice of memorizing poetry.
What We're Reading Now
Psychological Safety and Taking the Right Kinds of Risks
7 November 2023
This week Geof read Amy Edmondson’s The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth, an overview of psychological safety as well as a common-sense framework for leaders to encourage an environment in which employees are comfortable expressing and being themselves.
Comfort Through Creativity
24 October 2023
Allison read her Mama’s blog post on how Creative Expression Can Give You Grief Relief and slowly figured out what forms of creativity are the right ones for her grief journey.
Clarity From Brevity
10 October 2023
Janie read Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz, and was thrilled to find a book with practical tips to sharpen your message with fewer words.
Prime the Pump for Writing
26 September 2023
Barbara reread her underlined passages of Writing Without Teachers written in 1973 by her original writing guru, Peter Elbow, and reflected on how his insights inspired the classes she used to teach on how to write about what matters to you.
