Category: etc
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Four Degrees of Separation
At the wedding reception this weekend, I was introduced to a woman from DC, who was friends with a couple of my friends. She was a DC native and had lived in Minneapolis some time back and came to know my friends who’d gotten married. “Charles, this is Jessica. Charles used to live in Minneapolis,”…
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The burning question might be more of a burning itch the poetry world should get looked at
Things I could have assumed about my future before going into an MFA program: > All it would prepare me to do is teach college. > I would never look back at approximately 95% of the poems I wrote during those years. > Although I would learn to put together a book manuscript, I would…
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On LOCUSPOINT: Clarifying and expanding
From Eduardo: The “Phoenix” installment of LOCUSPOINT is up and running. Go have a read. Notice anything? Each contributor has an MFA from ASU or works for ASU. This installment isn’t about Phoenix poets. It’s about ASU MFA poets and the ASU MFA program. That’s not a bad thing. I do like Sean Nevin’s work,…
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Countdown to Mexico: 4 days.
I’m going to Oaxaca in four days to spend some time writing and helping ASU MFA students while they enjoy a writing residency. In the meantime, I am crazy busy: Wrapping up things at the office so I can leave with a clear conscienceWriting and/or studying for final exams in my Human Resources and Financial…
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