For me teaching has provided community and livelihood and the satisfaction of passing along what I've learned to others.
I came to teaching late - not until my forties - which is one reason why I'm not burned out.
What I like about teaching is the discipline of finding words to unpack the artistic process. And I admire the drive in students who want to write, the mystery of how artistic talent unfolds.
I had wanted for so many years to feel that writing really was at the center of my life, not something I did in my spare time. So the writing and teaching feel in some way to be one thing - the personal engagement and the social engagement good partners.
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