This third entry in an occasional series from Roy Peter Clark, who witnessed the Poynter Institute’s founding, explores its history in honor of its 50th anniversary. It would be hard to estimate how ...

As a writer and trauma researcher, I’m fascinated by the connection between writing (an act), healing (a process), and health (a state). In clinical practice and in workshops and courses I’ve led, ...

Imagine sitting down to write, staring at a blank page, and feeling the familiar pressure of crafting the perfect sentence. Now, picture an assistant by your side—one that can brainstorm ideas, refine ...

As another school year returns, large language models (LLMs) present difficult questions around learning, thinking, plagiarism and authorship for educators. As an assistant professor of English whose ...

In The Way of the Fearless Writer, Beth Kempton outlines a creative practice inspired by Buddhist philosophy. In a departure from advice that centers on “painful effort,” Kempton contends that ...

Ask a child why they write and you might receive a common response: the teacher told me to. Kids often lack confidence as writers and find it emotionally draining. The problem might be the classroom ...