NYU Professor Teaches the Art of Writing (Ocean Vuong Interview)

This episode is presented by Mercury, the banking platform that makes this show possible. I can’t imagine trying to run my business without them. Learn more at https://mercury.com Ocean Vuong is a poet, a novelist, and a professor at NYU. He's just really good at writing in this fresh, enchanted, and imaginative way. He has this way of seeing and experiencing the world that's alive and filled with wonder. If you want to write prose that's lush, words that are vivid, and stories that pulse with life, then you're going to love this episode. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:40 Writing metaphors 00:04:52 The problem with writing workshops 00:13:02 How AI homogenized the sentence 00:23:32 Why did writing get so rigid 00:28:04 Rescue the cliche 00:32:06 Seeing vs recognizing 00:34:37 80% of writing isn’t writing 00:41:31 What makes sentences memorable 00:50:31 Poetry as a testing ground for writers 01:02:30 Synchronic vs diachronic reading 01:09:03 Daringness and disobedience 01:14:27 The limits of language *About the host* Hey! I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible. *Follow me* Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv X: https://x.com/david_perell

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