Louis Armstrong

As you do on the weekends I had some time to read one of the suppliments that comes in our weekend paper. There’s always something of interest for me. This time I was interested to note a reference to the book Louis Armstrong, In His Own Words: Selected Writings. You can read a review or check out the Amazon listing yourself.

I was particularly drawn to the fact that the jazz legend wasn’t a particularly great writer, but the edition apparently captures a lot about the man. His language was much like he spoke, with creative punctuation which was mostly typed on the portable typewriter he took everywhere he travelled.

I’m sure Armstrong never intended his personal journal to become public reading material, but I think each of us could learn something from this man. While having your journal published might be a great goal, to really use a journal as a tool for your own creativity, or in fact whatever, you should feel free to express yourself any way you desire. Your journal should be a place to play, learn, discover, make mistakes – even intentional ones, use incorrect grammar and basically express yourself without censorship.

Please leave any comments in the section below.

Heather
Photo used with permission from Wikipedia