tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post2873167747241130314..comments2023-11-02T01:29:11.575-07:00Comments on The MFA Chronicles: How a Second Year (in a Three Year Program) Spends His SummerJayTeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923700657540655227noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-2170209606135203712010-08-22T23:06:01.617-07:002010-08-22T23:06:01.617-07:00I totally feel you on the California poems thing, ...I totally feel you on the California poems thing, except for me it's Idaho lol. Happy 2nd year to you!JayTeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923700657540655227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-73615318671783894812010-08-22T19:03:16.158-07:002010-08-22T19:03:16.158-07:00Tory, your description of Columbus as "the ho...Tory, your description of Columbus as "the home of Jeni's Ice Cream and the most unthreatening gaybars in the country" warms my little Ohioan heart!<br /><br />And "The Country Between Us" is one of my favorite books ever. And I think Timothy Liu is wonderful and few people seem to know his work, so his book on your list also made me smile. <br /><br />I've always written a fair amount about place, but I think that I can write more objectively, and better, about Ohio now that I'm stuck in PA, so what you said about writing about CA makes sense to me. Best wishes for your second year! If you meet Will Kurlinkus (in Rhet/Comp) tell him I said hello - he did his masters here at Penn State and is going to OSU for the PhD.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608421232179032744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-23980936874365790752010-08-13T10:41:40.369-07:002010-08-13T10:41:40.369-07:00I think there is a lot of truth to not being able ...I think there is a lot of truth to not being able to write about a landscape until you are out of it. I know that has been true for me! Have a great semester :)Jessie Cartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181286764480973423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-69932921460861319142010-08-12T15:04:55.370-07:002010-08-12T15:04:55.370-07:00It's funny how even if California doesn't ...It's funny how even if California doesn't translate into new poems until you leave California, it might have some fish-eye lens effect on your non-California poems, simply for being approached in such a familiar place. Glad to hear it was a good summer.Joshua Gottlieb-Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562233353440767788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-60830688538338947702010-08-11T14:20:33.865-07:002010-08-11T14:20:33.865-07:00Hey Tory, I missed northern California (Sonoma Cou...Hey Tory, I missed northern California (Sonoma County) for the first time this week. Here in Wilmington, NC there is no Trader Joe's, no Whole Foods, and the "International Foods" section of my grocery store consists of frozen pizza rolls. (Tearing up now.)<br /><br />Next time you're in SF try the Ethiopian restaurant in the Haight. I think it's called Eritrea, but I forget. <br /><br />Enjoy your CA summer!Kerry Headleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09602075635546406069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-34671732182470794912010-08-11T12:06:33.465-07:002010-08-11T12:06:33.465-07:00@Amy I love that Didion book though my favorite mi...@Amy I love that Didion book though my favorite might still be Slouching Towards Bethlehem. Where I Was From is a good book on the subject though. Yay for like minds!<br /><br />@Lindsay We do indeed appear to be in the same class with Joe Ponce. I'm excited for it...I took an Asian-Am Lit class at UCLA and it was really cool.insertbracketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980404937296101384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-4909818764631363302010-08-11T06:05:45.316-07:002010-08-11T06:05:45.316-07:00I'm pretty sure I'm taking that Asian-Amer...I'm pretty sure I'm taking that Asian-American lit class, too! MW mornings?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374250073077357021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-68022566612981807362010-08-11T02:19:19.057-07:002010-08-11T02:19:19.057-07:00Have you read Joan Didion's Where I Was From? ...Have you read Joan Didion's Where I Was From? Just a suggestion if you're getting your California on.<br /><br />Best of luck on year the second!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241054928077094273noreply@blogger.com