Currently so much talking and writing is often done without conviction — without thoughtful, measured, and considered words.  As any alumni of an ISDSI program can tell you, there is a lot of writing during an ISDSI course — field notes, essays, reflections, etc. As we are teaching our students about writing and research over the last couple of weeks, we watched and discussed this poem by Taylor Mali.  It is critical to be able to write clearly, and to know how to make a cogent argument using well chosen words. Taylor Mali makes the point in a funny and profound way.

Enjoy (and thanks to film student Ronnie Bruce for the video).