Wild Writing and the Practice of Being Human — with Laurie Wagner

Today on the podcast, I’m excited to introduce you to a small (but mighty) practice that has changed my life, and the woman who created it. Laurie Wagner is a writer, teacher, retreat leader, traveler, published author, and the founder and guiding force behind Wild Writing, a practice she has been sharing with the world for more than twenty-five years.

At our core, we are all storytellers. Yet so many of us hesitate to call ourselves “writers” because we've been shaped by childhood messages, or that ONE teacher (you remember the one), or our inner voice that measures our words against some idea of what “good writing” is supposed to be.

But Wild Writing is not about "good" writing. It's about "true" writing. 

It's about writing so fast and so free, that there isn't time to edit for clarity, or perfection or even soundness of mind. It's about getting the words onto the page that you mean to say, even if they aren't pretty. (And they aren't always pretty!) 

But what makes Wild Writing different is the practice of sharing our words aloud, in community. 

Listen today as Laurie and I talk about how she got her start with Wild Writing over 35 years ago and how she continues teaching it today to thousands of people around the world. 

Links and poets we talk about: 

Laurie's own website and ways into Wild Writing

Laurie & Andrea's Wild Wonder Retreats

Write with ME (if you live locally in Milwaukee!) 

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

James Crews

Maya Stein