Creative Writing 1
"Story Telling and Healing" - essay to read
New passage for post-midterm explication assignment
Tuesday 3/24
Tuesday 4/7
Tuesday 4/14
WEDNESDAY 4/15
Friday 4/17
Tuesday 4/21
Friday 5/1
Tuesday 5/5
THURSDAY 5/7
Friday 5/15 (12:30-2:30 p.m.)
MIDTERM: Friday, March 6th, in class
"Common Faults in Short Stories" from The Willesden Herald's short story contest
Also have a look at these song lyrics:
Dream Narrative
ASSIGNMENT CHECKLIST
NOTE: The following schedule is based on the sign-up sheet.
Keep in mind that we may have to make adjustments.
To keep on schedule, I need you to submit your pieces to me at least 3 days before the session for which you are scheduled.
Click on the name to get the posted text.
Nathan
Kate,
Nick V.,
Mark
Mark P.,
Mike,
Derek
Josh,
Kacey
Jena
Amber,
Laura,
Derek
Domiana,
Kate,
Kacey
Mark P.,
Mark S.,
Josh,
Nick M.
Sara,
Jena,
Pierce,
Mike K.,
Nathan, Mark
Haikus from Tiny Words
Critical Resources
Agee's passage w/o commentary
Essay on Chinese Poetry
Glosses of Chinese Poems for exercise
See some other translations here.
Keep in mind that your comments should address the relevant categories but need not be separated into those categories. I suggest you write your comments in the form of a note to the author.
"In the House of the Japanese Colonel" (1983 version)
"In the House of the Japanese Colonel" (1995 version)
Poems with line-breaks removed
Your assignment: After reading the poems and the "prose" versions, write a short and dense descriptive paragraph. Using that as raw material, "condense" an imagist poem out of it. Email me both versions when you are done. We will look at some examples in class.
Sei Shonagon's Hateful Things
"Genie in a Bottle"
"Rosie"
Example of photo description
"The Big Secret"