A review by senid
At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life by Fenton Johnson

3.0

I thought this book might inform my writing poetry practice. I am also drawn to books about solitude, silence, hermits, monasticism, and similar topics because my life is often very solitary. This book was more of a memoir interspersed with reflections on different creative figures who led solitary lives. It seemed like a jumble of things to me, without a clear focus. I did enjoy the parts that were memoir very much.