Congratulations on getting set up at the coffee shop and having a public space for your work that’s super dope! This is inspiring 🙏🏽
Giving yourself grace while trying to keep promises to your work is one of the hardest creative practices; I struggle with this quite a bit. honoring your rhythms feels like slowing down, but I’ve learned that resting is what helps us get back out there again.
I love your idea of worlding and of treating community as a creative practice, two sides of the same craft, at least how I see it as a song writer and poet. Building a world in a poem and building a world with readers both rely on small details that tie both reader and writer. A shared language. And then, for me it’s how do we take that shared language and make it you remix it play with it. Excited to hear more about your world building perspective as a creative.
Take the time you need. Your work and the way you’re thinking about process and care already matters. I’m looking forward to hearing whatever you share from your audio poem sharing.
Hey Miguel! thanks for responding, and for your kind words! I love how you write about the connections between creating a world in one’s art and building a world with your audience.
We have so many worlds inside us. Worlds within worlds. You're worlds are important, so keep taking the time to self-regulate. This is hard for artists, I know. We always want to be creative lest we wither away. Stepping back and taking the long view is really healthy, I think. You will get there! Or maybe you are already there. I find your sentiments around art and community refreshing. The social media hustle culture can be draining, but at least you seem to have an awareness of its pitfalls. Keep building your worlds slowly and with self-compassion.
"building community as a creative practice" - yes! And yes to world building as well. I wish I had the capacity for a more varied creative practice. I love following along on yours 😍
And I love that you’re following along, Sara! Comments and connections like this make it all so much sweeter. It can feel taxing sometimes to master the shifting ways of a multi-faceted practice but I am committed to it that’s for sure :)
Congratulations on getting set up at the coffee shop and having a public space for your work that’s super dope! This is inspiring 🙏🏽
Giving yourself grace while trying to keep promises to your work is one of the hardest creative practices; I struggle with this quite a bit. honoring your rhythms feels like slowing down, but I’ve learned that resting is what helps us get back out there again.
I love your idea of worlding and of treating community as a creative practice, two sides of the same craft, at least how I see it as a song writer and poet. Building a world in a poem and building a world with readers both rely on small details that tie both reader and writer. A shared language. And then, for me it’s how do we take that shared language and make it you remix it play with it. Excited to hear more about your world building perspective as a creative.
Take the time you need. Your work and the way you’re thinking about process and care already matters. I’m looking forward to hearing whatever you share from your audio poem sharing.
Hey Miguel! thanks for responding, and for your kind words! I love how you write about the connections between creating a world in one’s art and building a world with your audience.
best wishes ✨
We have so many worlds inside us. Worlds within worlds. You're worlds are important, so keep taking the time to self-regulate. This is hard for artists, I know. We always want to be creative lest we wither away. Stepping back and taking the long view is really healthy, I think. You will get there! Or maybe you are already there. I find your sentiments around art and community refreshing. The social media hustle culture can be draining, but at least you seem to have an awareness of its pitfalls. Keep building your worlds slowly and with self-compassion.
All the best :)
Worlds within worlds, yes! Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment. Trying to keep things balanced is itself an art.
Best wishes and thanks for reading :)
"building community as a creative practice" - yes! And yes to world building as well. I wish I had the capacity for a more varied creative practice. I love following along on yours 😍
And I love that you’re following along, Sara! Comments and connections like this make it all so much sweeter. It can feel taxing sometimes to master the shifting ways of a multi-faceted practice but I am committed to it that’s for sure :)