 My sister and my mom often tease me about the literature, especially poetry, I enjoy reading. They are very literal individuals and get frustrated when I attempt to list reasons to begin reading poetry. When I say, “Choose an image from the poem,” I am met with, “Which image? I don’t get the poem. Why do I have to choose an image?” So we do not get very far in our fostering-love-for-poetry lessons.
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 Children and art, according to Sondheim, are the only two things worth leaving behind in this world.
As a dad with a big family, I’ve left behind quite a few of the first.
Six, to be exact.
Then, as someone who can’t bear to toss his kids pictures away, I’m also working on leaving behind quite a bit of the second.
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Ruminate is excited to announce that we have a permanent sponsor for our short story prize—the Van Dyke Family Charitable Foundation. The story is being sponsored in memory of William Van Dyke, who was a lover of the printed word and of great stories—The Great Gatsby being one of his favorite.
The prize is now named the William H Van Dyke Short Story Prize. We
are so grateful for this incredibly generous gift and invite everyone to
start entering their work. You can find out all the details here .
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We are excited to announce some great Ruminate-sponsored activites this Saturday, August 21st. We'll be hosting a poetry reading with Denver Poet Laureate Chris Ransick and Paul Willis, and a workshop led by Paul Willis on responding to scripture with poetry. If you live in the Denver or Fort Collins area, we hope you can join us!
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 I anticipate this blog entry is not going to make me popular.
Therefore, at the outset, let me just say that I personally find a good deal of merit in post-modern trends of inclusivity, of questioning hard set definitions, of blurring and sometimes breaking stringent boundaries. I also absolutely believe that creative thinking, creative expression, and creative activity should be encouraged at e-v-e-r-y p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e juncture. These two things—looking at the world from a different vantage point and engaging that world with some sort of creative response—are the nucleus of transformation.
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 David Dark is a man whose words have captured me over the past year.
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