tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12807301.post7523403842995371536..comments2024-02-22T01:26:02.039-08:00Comments on Nikwalk: Long & Busy (not to be confused with productive) weekNikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15795554401570611521noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12807301.post-76126404059996849762007-03-31T22:01:00.000-07:002007-03-31T22:01:00.000-07:00I heard a poet at AWP talk about teaching the cw w...I heard a poet at AWP talk about teaching the cw workshop as a "sentence bootcamp," an idea which I'm still kicking around. I also have thought about using something like the book Rhetorical Grammar to teach at least part of a cw workshop. So I think it might be interesting to play with that grammar idea, even in an agonistic way.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the poetry ms! I just did a big revision of mine, taking the opposite tack you did. <BR/><BR/>So great to hear about the agent and the love. Can't wait to see that book in print!Lisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10646181766775405935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12807301.post-15752262962027271442007-03-31T20:05:00.000-07:002007-03-31T20:05:00.000-07:00I too want to hear more about this agent! Excitem...I too want to hear more about this agent! Excitement, excitement! Rock on!<BR/><BR/>About teaching: I don't think it's bad for students to be a bit uncomfortable. After all, being comfortable often has the unfortunate side effect of making us complacent. Just as you tend to write more after rejections, some students at least will find they push themselves more when they are a bit uncomfortable and have to stretch. Do they want to write poems that will make their reader comfortable? What's the old saw? If your writing doesn't keep you up nights, it won't keep anybody else up either.Earnest Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947000435270263070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12807301.post-48806641803956112992007-03-31T19:42:00.000-07:002007-03-31T19:42:00.000-07:00I want to hear more about the agent and the loving...I want to hear more about the agent and the loving of the book. More more!!<BR/>And I'm sure your poetry book will be loved and accepted. Unless that's bad for your writing...Dr. Writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780082464342367471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12807301.post-21430335517236000792007-03-31T16:26:00.000-07:002007-03-31T16:26:00.000-07:00wish I were in your workshop. I do think there is ...wish I were in your workshop. I do think there is some perfect balance between being busy enough to stay focused (because lots of time begets lots of stalling) and not too busy to be overwhelmed. I'm amazed you can handle so much...oops and I forgot you're a mother too.Scorpion's Tailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07987369328438284073noreply@blogger.com