WordSwell is a literary organization and journal created to support, broaden, and invigorate the literary and arts community.
Current Publication
Deep, Heartfelt Honesty:
what WordSwell offers in facing the difficult world we now inhabit:
In a world of increasing complexity, competition, and alienation, but also a world of unfolding possibilities, fulfilling experiences, and human connections, here you will find personal essays, stories, and poems that cut through the posturing, the commercializing, and the dehumanization. Our writing displays the vibrant energy of the creative unconscious, what WordSwell founder, Clive Matson, calls the "Voice of the Crazy Child," and aspires to the authenticity that William Carlos Williams describes, people "die miserably every day for lack of..." Humanity is desperately in need of revising its own soul. We all know this is true. WordSwell seeks to contribute to the conversation.
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WordSwell was founded by Bay Area poets and writers brought together by Clive Matson, a Beat Generation direct expression lyric poet and creative writing teacher who is looking to leave behind a haven for the literary and arts community.
"The most personal
is the most universal." –Carl Rogers |
"Making the private world
public." –Allen Ginsberg |
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