Two poems -- including one constructed from students' comments on this class blog -- have been published in The Legendary and can be read here:
http://www.downdirtyword.com/poetrypage.html
Friday, April 24, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
A Piece fo Advice
Coop Renner, the highly skillful editor of the superb literary zine elimae, offered me this advice to share with you. His heartfelt words are well considering:
Probably one of the very hardest lessons--certainly a hard one for me--is not to write for success, but to write to accomplish what they want to accomplish. If they can begin to see what it is that they imagine for themselves--do they want to create a new form of lyric? do they want to ruminate on their own psyches? do they want to be the Anthony Trollope of the 21st century?--then they can begin to write for the writing itself, rather than for the presumed career success, publications, prizes, acclaim, etc.
Probably one of the very hardest lessons--certainly a hard one for me--is not to write for success, but to write to accomplish what they want to accomplish. If they can begin to see what it is that they imagine for themselves--do they want to create a new form of lyric? do they want to ruminate on their own psyches? do they want to be the Anthony Trollope of the 21st century?--then they can begin to write for the writing itself, rather than for the presumed career success, publications, prizes, acclaim, etc.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Submit!
Before class this Thursday, please post a link to the publication to which you plan to submit your story as well as a brief explanation as to why you think it's a good fit.
Monday, April 6, 2009
The Captain Is Out to Lunch. . . .
Please remark before we return from holiday break as to which of Bukowski's observations on writers and writing resonate most with you and why. If you wish, you can also comment on his writing style, which has been widely imitated.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Comics Journalism
Please describe the links, if any, between comics journalism and literary journalism. Is it possible to consider comics journalism a subgenre of literary journalism? Why or why not? You may -- in fact, should -- refer to my essay on Joe Sacco in your response, which should be completed by class Thursday.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
A Barrage of Images
Please fill out the similes below by noon, Thursday, March 26 -- and try to have some fun doing it:
as hot as
as cold as
as dark as
as loud as
as silent as
as happy as
as sad as
a nose like
a voice like
a face like
a smell like
a blue like
as hot as
as cold as
as dark as
as loud as
as silent as
as happy as
as sad as
a nose like
a voice like
a face like
a smell like
a blue like
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Some Dreamers Never Wake Up
What did you learn from Joan Didion's "Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream" about writing in general or telling a story in particular?
Respond by noon Monday, March 23.
Respond by noon Monday, March 23.
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