Old Friend from Far Away by Natalie Goldberg
"Memoir writers, buy this book, put it on your personal altar, or carry it with you as you traverse the deep ruts of your old road." --Tom Spanbauer, author of The Man Who Fell in Love with the MoonOld Friend from Far Away teaches writers how to tap into their unique memories to tell their story.
Twenty years ago Natalie Goldberg's classic, Writing Down the Bones, broke new ground in its approach to writing as a practice. Now, Old Friend from Far Away--her first book since Writing Down the Bones to focus solely on writing--reaffirms Goldberg's status as a foremost teacher of writing, and completely transforms the practice of writing memoir.
To write memoir, we must first know how to remember. Through timed, associative, and meditative exercises, Old Friend from Far Away guides you to the attentive state of thought in which you discover and open forgotten doors of memory. At once a beautifully written celebration of the memoir form, an innovative course full of practical teachings, and a deeply affecting meditation on consciousness, love, life, and death, Old Friend from Far Away welcomes aspiring writers of all levels and encourages them to find their unique voice to tell their stories. Like Writing Down the Bones, it will become an old friend to which readers return again and again.
Natalie Goldberg is a poet, a teacher, a writer, and a painter. She has been a Zen Buddhist student for 24 years, has trained intensely with Katagiri Roshi for 12 years, and is ordained in Thich Nhat Hanh's Order of Interbeing. Writing workshops based on the principles provided in Writing Down the Bones are taught by Natalie Goldberg across the country. Wild Thought, Long Silent Highway, Banana Rose, and Living Color are among her other works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781416535034 |
| ISBN 10 | 1416535039 |
| Title | Old Friend from Far Away |
| Author | Natalie Goldberg |
| Series | For Aspiring Writers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2009-03-10 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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