John Trudell on Writing and Individual Lines

„I don't write as much now as I used to, but I write. The lines still come, maybe periodically, and I'll go through these little bursts of time where I write a lot of things then a long period of time where maybe I don't write anything. Or these lines will come into my head and I'll write 'em down in a little book, just little sets of lines, but I won't try to make stories or poems out of them. I'm doing a lot of that now, just the lines.“

John TrudellJohn Trudell reflects on irregular writing phases, spontaneous lines, and the creative process beyond finished stories or poems.

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John Trudell was a Native American activist, musician, and actor.

John Trudell describes writing as a spontaneous, irregular process in which individual lines have value on their own.

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John Trudell (1946–2015) was a political activist in the North American Indigenous movement, as well as a musician and actor. He participated in the occupation of Alcatraz, joined the American Indian Movement, and served as its chairman from 1973 to 1979 or 1980. After a fire at his father-in-law’s house killed his wife, three children, and mother-in-law, Trudell suspected that the fire had been set by the FBI.

John Trudell quote about poems and holding on

1. August 2015

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"They’re called poems but in reality they’re lines given to me to hang on to" John Trudell

John Trudell quote about observation, personal experience, and writing

1. August 2016

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"A lot of my writing is basically about observation, and things that I've seen, either through personal experiences or the experiences of people around me, or society at large." John Trudell

John Trudell quote image about spoken word and writing

1. August 2017

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"I've never not been pleased with one of my albums. I figure because it's spoken word, there will be people who relate to it, and people who don't, so I don't worry about any of that. I've been doing it for over twenty years. I've always written because it was something I had to do, never for the glory." John Trudell