Sunday, March 31, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Twirling at Old Miss
What does baton twirling symbolize in Terry Southern's story? That is, it isn't actually or only a story about baton twirling, is it? Can you think of an activity today that might symbolize something similar?
Your response is due by 4 p.m. this Wednesday, April 3,.
Your response is due by 4 p.m. this Wednesday, April 3,.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
A Piece of Advice
Read the prose poem below. In your own words, what advice is Stephene Mallarme tendering to authors? How does it apply to your own work?
Please respond by Wednesday, March 20, 4 p.m.
Please respond by Wednesday, March 20, 4 p.m.
FROM STEPHENE MALLARMÉ WITH LOVE
To name an object is to suppress three-quarters of
it and be forced to share the rest with strangers. Don’t say what happened
exactly or exactly how what happened felt. Rather, say “The black dog whined to
be fed.” Make every poem you write a foreign city, where visitors can
understand only an occasional word, just like you that time you took another
Klonopin because you forgot you had already taken one.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
Why I Write
Read Orwell's essay "Why I Write," which is available online as well as in the class handout. Respond to it with comments on why
you write. Is it for the same reasons Orwell cites? Your comments are due Wednesday, March 13, 4 p.m.
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