Meet Michel Martín del Campo, a writer with a blog mission very similar to my own. It’s the last part that is the focus of my blog. Art is a process. I always carry a moleskin notebook in my backpack, at least three pens, and an eye for images and ear for words. How do you take the world we live in, whether it’s the Mexican border, the halls of Congress, a day with a child, looking into the eyes of the most wonderful person in the world, or just drinking with friends and write it so you capture its soul? What’s the difference between good writing and bad writing other than mechanics? I know some answers to the last one, but not enough. In short, how do you create art? For that matter, what is art? Maybe it’s the splashes of paint on a canvas that represent your existential angst. I’d like to think some of my poems speak to the spark within each of us, but I know that’s my ego kicking in. Until we develop telepathy, the written word will, I believe, be one of the purest forms of communication we can achieve. We can think about, edit, and carefully choose what goes into each word. I hope to share some of these observations about art, whatever art may be to you, with, well, uhm… you. I hope to learn something from it without going insane. I’ve already had one, no, wait… Two. Two existential crises in my life. I don’t need a third. Or maybe a third would balance everything out. Whatever. Pack your bags. We’re going on a trip.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:43:55 +0000
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