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Ruston Kelly On Reading Ralph Waldo Emerson During The Pandemic

In Our Daily Breather, we ask artists to recommend ways to find calm and comfort during the COVID-19 crisis. Ruston Kelly recommends Emerson's "Self-Reliance" and believing in the power of art.
Ruston Kelly

Our Daily Breather is a series where we ask writers and artists to recommend one thing that's helping them get through the days of isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.

Who: Ruston Kelly

Where: Nashville, Tenn.

Reading Ralph Waldo Emerson

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