Absolutely wonderful response to our guest today.
Thank you!
This weekend: Do the homework Jay suggested. A metaphor walk. What a great idea.
This red maple tree -- Barbara's shiny stilletos or as red as the eye of Jupiter.
You are getting a little closer to manuscript deadline so your pile of poetry needs to be read, re-read, and edited this week.
I'm seeing a lot of people simply handing in the exercises we do in class with very little editing. If that's all you do, you're missing out on finding a way to express what is really going on for you right now. You are a living archive for your generation. Let's hear your voices.
And you probably have heard this adage before but it's a good one:
Learning involves effort.
No way that I know of around that fact.
Due Tuesday:
1. Belfry Response (Thanks to those who submitted it today!)
2. Jay Ruzesky Response (or Wednesday)
3. 3 copies of a poem for workshop (If you "forget", I will need to offer you uncomfortable consequences).
This is a short week so I will accept TWO new poems on Friday. Okay?
We need to focus on how to workshop / edit this week.
TONIGHT: IF YOU WISH TO REGISTER FOR THE FREE TEEN WORKSHOP, PLEASE DO SO. IF YOU WISH TO ENTER A POEM TO WIN ONE OF THE WORKSHOPS WHICH COST $30.00, YOU HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. GOOD LUCK.
Now, would be a good time to organize your literary event. Why not go to the Victoria Writers' Festival and support your local, provincial and national writers? Tickets are reasonable. Might be a great date night? The Friday night usually involves great food, too. Mingle with the writers. Tell them what you are writing about.
Happy Thanksgiving.
