tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post2416625433129761164..comments2024-03-28T02:14:08.783-07:00Comments on THE MFA BLOG: Considering Teaching?Tom Kealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11913868167191023096noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-84368546955238433562016-11-12T05:53:15.431-08:002016-11-12T05:53:15.431-08:00Awesome enlightening site. I'm truly awed subs...Awesome enlightening site. I'm truly awed subsequent to perusing this blog entry. I truly welcome the time and exertion you go through to impart this to us! <a href="http://www.reflectiveessayhelp.com/our-reflective-essay-writing-services/english-reflective-essay/" rel="nofollow">university reflective essay</a>aliyaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184256288293330921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-37863531633999473492008-09-30T09:57:00.000-07:002008-09-30T09:57:00.000-07:00Mark, I agree. As the article states, it's more ab...Mark, I agree. As the article states, it's more about our temperments and level of self-discipline that dictate how much "time" we have to write. I find myself thinking, "oh, if only I could be in an MFA program, then I would have all the time I need to write," or "if only I didn't have to work at this tedious and mind-numbing job all day, I'd have the energy to write," but the fact is that I've never written my best stuff in ideal circumstances.David E. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09169209383111744552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-13427785019370394842008-09-25T12:16:00.000-07:002008-09-25T12:16:00.000-07:00I don't agree with the idea that the choices for a...I don't agree with the idea that the choices for a writer are either teach or work at dairy queen. Obviously this is an over-simplification of the issue, but still...<BR/><BR/>William Carlos Williams was a doctor, Wallace Stevens was a CEO, Philip Larkin was a librarian. These are all poets, but I just don't think you have to be either a teacher or working minimum wage to be a writer. <BR/><BR/> It's always going to be hard, impossible even, to find as much time to write as we'd like, but I choose to believe that having one foot in the real world -- through teaching or any other profession -- can make our writing more valuable.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607392633543442547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-23643941473597314412008-09-25T10:43:00.000-07:002008-09-25T10:43:00.000-07:00Great article. Thanks for posting the link, Nancy...Great article. Thanks for posting the link, Nancy, and I agree with you that I felt the article reflected well on Gessner as a teacher. He states more than once that he enjoys teaching, and he is certainly honest and insightful about the whole process.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608421232179032744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-27381651975346385462008-09-25T08:56:00.000-07:002008-09-25T08:56:00.000-07:00Eli - you are welcome. I also thought the article ...Eli - you are welcome. I also thought the article was balanced, and good food for thought. <BR/><BR/>A couple of other blogs that have linked to the essay seem to think that it reflects badly on Gessner as a teacher. I had the opposite reaction -- I'd <EM>want</EM> to take a class with someone who has such insights, and who understands all the nuances and complexities of his position. Never mind that he expresses it all so well. So I agree with Julianna -- Wilmington is lucky to have him.<BR/><BR/>Rivernavigation, thanks for the link to the Francine Prose article. I just looked at it. I disagree with the whole "writing can't be taught" line of thinking, yet still respect Prose immensely, and agree with her insights into the reading experience.Nancy Rawlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612031503087329517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-45621128101605433392008-09-25T06:42:00.000-07:002008-09-25T06:42:00.000-07:00this is very interesting. my friend from my LC un...this is very interesting. my friend from my LC undergraduate days is now an adjunct professor with a Phd in English from Chapel Hill. he didn't know anything about the CWMFA or the fact that the AWP lends it strong academic credibility. i told him that CW MFA professors are writers who teach their craft.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11939556181617016148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-39426210548742622122008-09-25T06:34:00.000-07:002008-09-25T06:34:00.000-07:00An interesting article by Francine Prose on the te...An interesting article by Francine Prose on the teaching - or impossibility of teaching - creative writing. From yesterday's Washington Post: <BR/><BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/23/AR2008092303475.html?sub=AR&sid=ST2008092401512&s_pos=Zana Previtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855750919701458824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-29961488696132794922008-09-24T19:51:00.000-07:002008-09-24T19:51:00.000-07:00Gessner is fantastic. I respect deeply respect him...Gessner is fantastic. I respect deeply respect him as a writer and a teacher. And this article is brilliant and stunningly anguished. <BR/><BR/>UNC-Wilmington is lucky to have him on board. (Check out their program if you haven't already.)<BR/><BR/>And for you Creative Nonfiction writers, take a special look at Gessner's SICK OF NATURE.<BR/><BR/>All my best,<BR/><BR/>Julianna Baggott, Asst. Director, CRW, Florida StateJulianna Baggotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824381589931882874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642985.post-38565325504776942852008-09-24T08:37:00.000-07:002008-09-24T08:37:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link, Nancy, I enjoyed reading it. ...Thanks for the link, Nancy, I enjoyed reading it. A well-balanced article, and good food for thought.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542184747920837798noreply@blogger.com