Jenn Tatum | Marginalia

I’ve been thinking about the opening line of T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland.”

“April is the cruellest month.”

And I’ve been thinkin..

My first class at Columbia was on a Monday night with Professor David Lazar. It was History of the Essay, a class that exposed me to e..

It is time for me to choose a Thesis Advisor. In the third year of the Nonfiction MFA program, we have the opportunity to work closely..

I ‘ve been reading Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing by Helene Cixous and in the section, “The School of the Dead,” she quotes Kafk..

Again, congrats on you acceptance! I hope this blog post finds you well and that you are enjoying the process of selecting your future..

So, I blogged about AWP a few weeks ago, and last weekend was the big event. 10,000 writers gathered in Chicago’s South Loop for the a..

Again, a big Congrats on your acceptance into the program! One of the biggest concerns when relocating to a new city (or even relocati..

This is the view from the building that I work in. That blue building there, just past the El tracks could be your new home. Welcome t..

Hall Chat: This is the new term I am attaching to all of my posts. It is a term that the nine first year Nonfiction MFA students have ..