tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post4776405003525450319..comments2023-11-02T01:29:11.575-07:00Comments on The MFA Chronicles: Obligatory Winter Break/Semester Wrap-Up PostJayTeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923700657540655227noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-89396327656231119362010-01-08T08:34:54.178-08:002010-01-08T08:34:54.178-08:00Hey Bethany,
Sorry I'm just responding, lol. ...Hey Bethany,<br /><br />Sorry I'm just responding, lol. Right now, I'm actually reading a lot of fiction.<br /><br />Wow! You get to teach creative writing off the bat! That's pretty darn cool.<br /><br />I'm going to check out those writers you suggested. I'm a big fan of Nick Flynn.Rainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261846710670865118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-67813056168277189212009-12-30T08:28:23.241-08:002009-12-30T08:28:23.241-08:00ohhh, i didn't realize that you had a heavy te...ohhh, i didn't realize that you had a heavy teaching load next year! now it all makes sense. i have been teaching Intro to CW, but there is a big lecture on M and then i lead a smaller section of about 15 students on W and F. i've enjoyed it a lot. next year, though, i have a 2-1 teaching load of lovely freshman comp. i wish it could be this year, forever.<br /><br />Indiana is great--i think my poetry is getting more defined, if that even makes sense. i liked my classes last semester, and my incoming class is pretty close, which is nice.<br /><br />you said that working in form is not so much your thing. me either! i would really like to write a good terza rima and a good villanelle before i die, but there's no rush! who/what are you reading right now? i just finished the Bakeless Prize winner Malinda Markham's Ninety-five Nights of Listening, and i loved it! i'm also reading Cate Marvin, Doby Gibson, and Nick Flynn.bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890844582220517388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-86952247007742608402009-12-30T07:11:32.819-08:002009-12-30T07:11:32.819-08:00Hi Jessie! Thanks a lot! Hang in there, too. :)
H...Hi Jessie! Thanks a lot! Hang in there, too. :)<br /><br />Hi Joshua. Thanks for the support! Appreciate it. <br /><br />Hi Bethany! I'm really excited to be working with her. I decided to take a lot of courses because in the fall, students start teaching 2 courses a semester, so I figured better to be a little stressed with one class versus teaching and grading for two. Best of luck at Indiana. How are you enjoying it?!Rainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261846710670865118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-71877980685174844072009-12-30T07:01:55.294-08:002009-12-30T07:01:55.294-08:00thanks for the newsy update! sounds like you had q...thanks for the newsy update! sounds like you had quite a stressful/busy semester, and i had no idea that you were taking so many classes! even looking at your spring schedule, i think it's amazing that you're considering adding one more class! <br /><br />i'm just taking three: an independent study on close reading, a poetry workshop, and a writing class on genre & form. last semester, i took Creative Wri pedagogy, workshop, and nonfiction.<br /><br />i'm jealous that you get to take a workshop w/ Erika Meitner; I read a few of her poems for the Indiana Review and loved her style.<br /><br />happy new year & good luck with your writing!bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890844582220517388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-22452057234644128462009-12-29T17:21:20.682-08:002009-12-29T17:21:20.682-08:00Whoa. Nice course load. Sounds like you've bee...Whoa. Nice course load. Sounds like you've been learning a ton!Joshua Gottlieb-Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562233353440767788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-26622064175323715562009-12-28T15:32:45.990-08:002009-12-28T15:32:45.990-08:00wow I'm tired reading all you have done and ar...wow I'm tired reading all you have done and are going to do! Way to hang in there :)Jessie Cartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181286764480973423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-90347751617482562132009-12-28T13:16:32.693-08:002009-12-28T13:16:32.693-08:00Hey Jennifer!
Just glad to make it through it!
...Hey Jennifer! <br /><br />Just glad to make it through it! <br /><br />Best wishes for an awesomely successful second semester! You can do it!Rainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261846710670865118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-79634115471017135762009-12-28T12:35:15.359-08:002009-12-28T12:35:15.359-08:00Hi Raina--I also had a really hard first semester....Hi Raina--I also had a really hard first semester. I'm glad to know I'm not alone!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887749173643713230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-75524579070077040622009-12-28T12:14:41.125-08:002009-12-28T12:14:41.125-08:00Thanks, girl. I truly appreciate the support.
Eri...Thanks, girl. I truly appreciate the support.<br /><br />Erika Meitner is leading the workshop. She won the 2009 National Poetry Series and her book will be out from HarperCollins in 2010. I'm excited to work with her.Rainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261846710670865118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396226836483140641.post-7508752329461299442009-12-28T11:39:45.216-08:002009-12-28T11:39:45.216-08:00Good lawd, Raina Fields! Ok...first off, fingers c...Good lawd, Raina Fields! Ok...first off, fingers crossed for your boy Ross. Can't wait to hear where he gets in! <br /><br />You are doing it big! Doing a lot, yeah, but becoming well-exposed and qualified to do even more. There'll be time to rest later lol!<br /><br />Whose leading your workshop this semester?JayTeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923700657540655227noreply@blogger.com