poetry
TagClass Spotlight: Text
As a person interested, thoroughly, in making artist books, I often find myself using text in a lot of my work. I mean really, I love ..
Back At a Home
I went home for Thanksgiving twice. The first trip home was to my parent’s house where I am not only welcome but also fed and even wel..
Capitalism and the Writing Process
So I picked up a primer on German Idealist philosophy from the bookstore recently. One of the great things about poetry is that anythi..
John Berryman Doesn’t Suck
You’ll never believe this, but people in poetry programs are passionate about the poets they have loved. I know, I know. Go pick your ..
Columbia College Poetry Dispatch: Doctor Time!!!!
So it turns out being in graduate school also means you have to do adult things like take care of your immunizations. This is a law in..
The 33 Reading Series
One of my favorite things about being a writer and being in a writing community is going to readings (see previous post about The Doll..
Columbia College Poetry Dispatch: Your Best Work
At the end of the day, you come to a poetry program to improve your work. My experience so far with graduate school has been that this..
Creative Nonfiction Week
This past week, the Nonfiction Program hosted its annual Creative Nonfiction Week. Creative Nonfiction Week is a collaborative event t..
Columbia College Poetry Dispatch: Poetry Friends
What kind of people are in a graduate poetry program? Is it all hipsters? People straight out of college? Starving artists? All of the..
Columbia College Poetry Dispatch: Faculty Relationships
I went to a Big Ten school for my undergraduate education. More specifically, I went to Michigan. Michigan is a big school (not too mu..