Category Archives: lifewriting

More on poetry as lifewriting

Posted on March 18, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

The other night I scored a triple crown of poets. All three Missouri poets laureate, past and present, were doing a reading at a local university. Walter Bargen is our first poet laureate, a quiet man known for nature poems. I, however, … Continue reading →

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This Mobius Strip of Ifs: Essays as Lifewriting

Posted on February 24, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

I patted myself on the back after finishing This Mobius Strip of Ifs by Mathias Freese. I felt challenged and smarter from the brain exercise. Freese turned his philosophical essays into a book—not a memoir, but readers will know who he … Continue reading →

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Write your philosophy

Posted on August 12, 2012 by moonbridgebooks

What’s your philosophy of life? The ruckus from the recent Chick-fil-a debate sure put life and religious philosophy in the limelight, and it wasn’t a pretty sight. There were many instances of emotions taking over reasoning, with not a lot … Continue reading →

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