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The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer's Craft

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I came across this book at the local library in the new book section, had the book six weeks total and decided I had to buy it. There are simply too many subtleties, suggestions and insights to explore. If you aspire to be or if you are a writer, you'll treasure the ideas and admire the warm, personal tone of a man who invites you to open yourself to others, to the world around you and the world within. I didn't realize until part way through the book that Kim Stafford is an Oregon writer. It was good to see familiar places in fluid prose and through another's eyes.

As a reader and (eternally aspiring!) writer,
I love this beautiful inspiring little book.

Son of outstanding poet, William Stafford,
Kim Robert Stafford has his own unique and beautiful style.
There is succinct eloquence in his prose that,
at times, is so poetically breath-taking ~ one must stop,
go back and re-read the given passage to savour the
hidden nuance of deeper meaning.

Stafford never rambles or drifts, he does not dwell
in the shallows of wandering verbosity ~
each word he writes carries depth and insight,
each chapter enriches perception.

This is pure literary kindling for any writer
~ especially those who feel their creativity needs
a little motivating spark...
With every page, it serves to remind the reader
of the original joy to be found in artistic craft.