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The Fruit of Silence

The Fruit of Silence
Teachers College Record
Format: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2006
Pages: 1733-1741
Sources ID: 22463
Visibility: Private
Abstract: (Show)

This presentation explores how contemplative practices, especially those anchored in an active listening to silence, are integrated into creative writing courses. It pays particular attention to a course taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point and to a course on the poetry of war and peace taught at the University of Connecticut. The presentation includes not only excerpts from student writing during the courses but also ongoing correspondence with students as they have maintained meditation practices during their military service in Iraq.

Subjects: 
Education and Contemplation
Contemplation by Applied Subject
Higher Education and Contemplation