The essay in question was originally delivered as a talk in the fall of 1962. Based on a quick search online, it seems like the talk is posted in its entirety. Those who prefer to read about it (but remain unwilling to open the collection mentioned above) can check out this post about it on Brain Pickings.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
the essay of the year
In my book notes for James Baldwin's The Cross of Redemption, I wrote that the chapter "The Artist's Struggle for Integrity" was (perhaps) the best essay I read all year. I don't have any formal mechanism for tracking this sort of thing; I suppose I'll just take my word for it.
