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Letters to a Young Artist
by Anna Deavere Smith
The actress and playwright writes to an imagined young artist about discipline, presence, failure, money and the courage to be seen. Direct and generous.
Read it if…
you are starting out in any creative field.
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Skip it if…
you want technique.
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Three things you will actually use
- Presence is the work.
- Discipline frees.
- Be seen.
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Smith's letters.
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