Search results for “roy peter clark” Showing 96 results The Power of Narrative: Non-fiction narrative in challenging times A keynote conversation from the annual conference, hosted by Boston University, which went virtual to a record crowd March 23, 2021 “She was delicate the way a ribbon of steel holds up its part of a bridge.” I love that feeling when a passage promises you that a story is worth sticking with. I had this experience recently when reading Wesley Morris’ profile of the late Cicely… February 18, 2021 Lessons in the purpose of poetic language from a presidential inauguration EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of two posts today analyzing the power of the presidential inaugural poem delivered Jan. 20, 2020, by Amanda Gorman, and reflecting on its place in… January 21, 2021 America’s first hip-hop inaugural poem ties history to the present, optimism to urgency EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of two posts today analyzing the power of the presidential inaugural poem delivered Jan. 20, 2020, by Amanda Gorman, and reflecting on its place in… January 21, 2021 A go-to list of how-to story craft posts from 2020 While all Storyboard posts offer lessons from the masters of the craft, we offer a few practical stand-outs from the past year December 23, 2020 Practical tools, pro survival tips and poetry led Nieman Storyboard’s top posts of 2020 The list shows a range of interests in story subjects and approaches, and a strong desire to peek behind the curtains of storywork December 22, 2020 How to become a “five-tool” storyteller Major League Baseball, that beloved summer sport, returns to a shortened season later this month. Or at least it is scheduled to, but as with all things in the time… July 14, 2020 Four questions mine for bottomless wisdom During the 15 years that Chip Scanlan taught writing workshops at the Poynter Institute, he wrote a popular column called “Chip on Your Shoulder.” Searching Poynter’s archives takes some work,… July 10, 2020 “Words are living things. They have personality, point of view, agenda.” When looking for advice, writers shouldn’t be picky; sometimes even a fictional cannibal will serve.When NBC aired a series about Hannibal Lecter, the psychiatrist who moonlights as a serial killer… June 16, 2020 The challenge of writing a life in two lines On May 23, 2020, (May 24 in print), the New York Times landed a daring and historic front page: A wash of overwhelming gray, which jumped to two more gray… June 10, 2020 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
