Writing – Page 5 – Ideasmyth

Braving Storms: John Foy on “Storm Fear”

“Storm Fear” has always been one of my favorite early Robert Frost poems. Like “The Seafarer,” it’s an adversity poem that finds the speaker wondering how he’ll manage as the elements…

Braving Storms: John Foy on “The Seafarer”

The theme this month at the Ideasmyth blog is “braving storms.” To address it, I’ll be posting poems that deal in one way or another with…

BRAVING STORMS: Kate Quarfordt on Why Broadway’s First Black Phantom is a Really Big Deal

When the announcement was made recently that Tony Nominee Norm Lewis was slated…

BRAVING STORMS: Kate Quarfordt on Writing Down the Fear

For the past five years I’ve been talking about writing a book about my experiences teaching theater in the South Bronx. Again and again over the years, life…

BRAVING STORMS: Kate Quarfordt on Kicking Ass at Being Vulnerable

“What does being brave mean to you?” I ask my high school theater students. It’s fall of 2003, my third week of teaching. We’ve been working on…

DIFFERENT DRUMMERS: Todd Konrad on Lou Reed’s Pass Thru Fire: The Collected Lyrics

This March, is all about those bold enough to choose […]

Ideasmyth Pitch-Palooza Highlights

On Tuesday, February 24th, 12 pitch-ers presented the 2-minute versions […]

DIFFERENT DRUMMERS: Kim Kaletsky on Quiet: The Power of Introverts

This March is all about those bold enough to choose […]

LOVING YOUR WORK: James Braly on Role-Modeling for the Kids

I have children – boys, to be exact. And boys will become men. And men will have jobs (hopefully). (In my family, there’s an established tradition of men who…

LOVING YOUR WORK: James Braly on Work Circadian Rhythms

It’s amazing to me how many people in New York City eat breakfast at 10 in the morning. I once overheard an elderly lady, muffin and coffee in hand, searching…