Creative Writing Offers a Chance to Take Yourself Seriously

It can be hard to find time and emotional space within our busy lives to sustain a creative writing practice. At the same time, writing offers a key space to process and make sense of our experiences. Navigating the writing life is a productive challenge, says this week’s guest Lisa Locascio Nighthawk, the Chair of the Antioch MFA in Creative Writing. In this wide-ranging conversation, she touches on the experience of nobody wanting to publish a personal essay, starting her own newsletter to write about adolescence and music, and the way taking your own story seriously can be a political act. Visit Antioch’s website to learn more about the MFA in Creative Writing that Lisa Locascio Nighthawk chairs.You can visit Lisa’s website to learn more about and purchase Lisa’s novel, Open Me. And you can visit Substack to subscribe to Not Knowing How.This episode was recorded May 23, 2023 via Riverside.fm and released June 14, 2023. The Seed Field Podcast is produced by Antioch UniversityGuest Host: Mair AllenHost: Jasper NighthawkEditor: Johanna CaseDigital Design: Mira MeadWeb Content Coordination: Jen MontWork-Study Interns: Sierra-Nicole E. DeBinion, Carrie Hawthorn, Stefanie Paredes, and Georgia Bermingham.  A special thanks to Karen Hamilton, Amelia Bryan, and Melinda GarlandTo access a full transcript and find more information about this and other episodes, visit theseedfield.org. To get updates and be notified about future episodes, follow Antioch University on Facebook.