craft of writing

Longform Podcast #481: Hanif Abdurraqib · Longform

This podcast interview with Hanif Abdurraqib is one of the more inspiring things I’ve heard on the craft of writing — from a writer — in quite a while. Highly recommended.

❝ I learn from hearing my elders tell stories. There’s an inherent knowing of yourself as a vessel for narration who also has to—is required to—hold the attention of others at all costs. And that’s essentially what I’m trying to do. The broader project of my writing is almost a constant pleading of: Don’t leave yet. Stay here with me for just a little bit longer. ❞ *

Related: Hanif’s Lost Notes: 1980 podcast series for KCRW was excellent.

https://memora8ilia.com/index.php/2022/04/01/longform-podcast-481-hanif-abdurraqib-longform/