ThoughtCast® » writing down the bones http://www.thoughtcast.org An online watering hole for ideas. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:02:22 +0000 en hourly 1 ThoughtCast® by ThoughtCast, 2005 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ jenny@thoughtcast.org (Jenny Attiyeh) jenny@thoughtcast.org (Jenny Attiyeh) http://www.thoughtcast.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg ThoughtCast® http://www.thoughtcast.org 144 144 An online watering hole for ideas. A podcast and public radio interview program with authors, academics and intellectuals. jenny attiyeh, thoughtcast, interview, author, public radio, academic, books, poetry, Jenny Attiyeh Jenny Attiyeh jenny@thoughtcast.org no no Zen and the Art of Writing – with Natalie Goldberg http://www.thoughtcast.org/religion/natalie-goldberg/ http://www.thoughtcast.org/religion/natalie-goldberg/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:10:13 +0000 Jenny http://thoughtcast.org/casts/natalie-goldberg Note: This program was broadcast on WCAI, KZMU and WFIU. It also received a 5-star review on PRX!

Natalie Goldberg (self-portrait)
Natalie Goldberg, the well-known painter, writer and writing teacher, who wrote the best-seller on how to write called Writing Down the Bones, is also a Zen practitioner, who applies the lessons of Zen Buddhism to her writing, and her life.

This is a complex brew, but in this ThoughtCast interview, which took place in her home, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Natalie speaks frankly about her often painful but also at times transcendent experiences, and how she has turned these experiences into positive, life-affirming acts of self-expression — and of art.


Natalie paints her father

Natalie seeks the truth, about herself, her father (the charismatic Ben Goldberg), her Zen teacher Katagiri Roshi, and the swirling world around her. As those who know her will attest, Natalie’s quest has been a fruitful one. She’s the author of many books, including the novel, Banana Rose, and the memoirs Long Quiet Highway and The Great Failure, among many others.

Click here: to listen to our interview. (30 minutes)


El Rito, New Mexico

Natalie Goldberg is also featured in the documentary Tangled up in Bob: Searching for Bob Dylan, in which she ventures to his hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota, in search of – once more – the truth. At the moment, Natalie is at work on a new book, called “Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir”, which will be published in February of 2008.

Click here: to listen to Natalie Goldberg read an excerpt (about her parents’ visit to Santa Fe) from “The Great Failure”. (4 1/2 minutes)

]]> http://www.thoughtcast.org/religion/natalie-goldberg/feed/ 15 0:29:30 Note: This program was broadcast on WCAI, KZMU and WFIU. It also received a 5-star review on PRX! Natalie Goldberg (self-portrait) Natalie Goldberg, the well-known painter, writer and writing teacher, who wrote the best-seller on how to write[...] Note: This program was broadcast on WCAI, KZMU and WFIU. It also received a 5-star review on PRX! Natalie Goldberg (self-portrait) Natalie Goldberg, the well-known painter, writer and writing teacher, who wrote the best-seller on how to write called Writing Down the Bones, is also a Zen practitioner, who applies the lessons of Zen Buddhism to her writing, and her life. This is a complex brew, but in this ThoughtCast interview, which took place in her home, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Natalie speaks frankly about her often painful but also at times transcendent experiences, and how she has turned these experiences into positive, life-affirming acts of self-expression — and of art. Natalie paints her father Natalie seeks the truth, about herself, her father (the charismatic Ben Goldberg), her Zen teacher Katagiri Roshi, and the swirling world around her. As those who know her will attest, Natalie’s quest has been a fruitful one. She’s the author of many books, including the novel, Banana Rose, and the memoirs Long Quiet Highway and The Great Failure, among many others. Click here: to listen to our interview. (30 minutes) El Rito, New Mexico Natalie Goldberg is also featured in the documentary Tangled up in Bob: Searching for Bob Dylan, in which she ventures to his hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota, in search of – once more – the truth. At the moment, Natalie is at work on a new book, called “Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir”, which will be published in February of 2008. Click here: to listen to Natalie Goldberg read an excerpt (about her parents’ visit to Santa Fe) from “The Great Failure”. (4 1/2 minutes) Literature, Religion Jenny Attiyeh no no