A Writer's Notebook

A Writer's Notebook

Essay Camp

Essay Camp Day 5

Enough talk. Let's make something.

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Summer Brennan
Nov 05, 2023
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Rainer Maria Rilke in his study, c. 1905. Photographer unknown. Getty.

“A work of art is good if it has sprung from necessity. In this nature of its origin lies the judgment of it: there is no other.” — Rainer Maria Rilke

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