Saturday, April 26, 2014

This is Your Brain on Literature

Great literature is like a rush to the brain. This Time Magazine article seeks to prove just that. I pray my words can provide such mental and spiritual stimulation.

http://time.com/77555/reading-literature-brain-neuroscience/

Friday, April 25, 2014

Free Times Blurb

I enjoy partnering with my friends at Free Times not only on stories but also about my publications. Find a brief blurb about The Very Least of Me poetry book below in the Arts & Culture section.

http://www.free-times.com/pdf/042314/

Monday, April 14, 2014

It’s Time for You to Be You by Len Lawson

This blog entry is devoted to integrity and individuality in writing. A poem from my debut poetry book The Very Least of Me speaks to these themes. 

to be you

you 
well you’re you
but you want to 
be me too


and you
well you’re you 
yet I want to
be like you



now you,
you’re you
but still can I be like you
too?

listen, you
be you
but just let me be you
too


you’re you
and I’m you
we’ll be you
and me too


now we’re you
I’m me too
no room for you
too


goodbye, you
I’m you
oh, you
should have just been you



My blog from the South Carolina Writers Workshop website below speaks clearly to writer integrity and individuality. It serves as an encouragement to writers.

It’s Time for You to Be You by Len Lawson