Every so often I overhear a conversation so insipid that I have to write about it to get the memory of it out of my brain and somewhere else into the world where it will do less damage. Hopefully less damage. So a very rough poem, inspired by something I needed to process and forget.
Month: October 2014
Listening to Carl & Emily on Writing
Listening to Carl Adamshick and Emily Kendal Frey speak in the WR 222 class last week, and talk about their poetry and processess, had me thinking about my writing and my own processes.
What I’ve Read Lately
While we are reading a lot of poetry in WR 222, which is not usually on my reading list, it had me thinking about what I do normally read, what is typically my reading tastes, and what I’ve read over the last few months. Here then, as best I can remember, is what I’ve read in the last three months:
The Four Temperaments
Among the things we’ve read so far for my WR 222 : Intro to Literature and Writing class was an essay by Gregory Orr called “Four Temperaments and the Forms of Poetry” (can be found online here). Since reading that I’ve been thinking about my writing, and his proposition in general.
L&R 2014 – Reflecting on London & Rome
Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September was a series of blog posts about the things we saw and did while on the trip. This is the last post, a reflection about the trip and my experiences.
L&R 2014 – Frustrations of Travel
Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about the things we see and do while on the trip. This is the fourth of four final required posts about the experience, and is about disappointments or frustrations of the trip.
L&R 2014 – The Idea of Rome
Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about the things we see and do while on the trip. This is the third of four final required posts about the experience, and is about the idea of Rome in the literature we read pre-trip.
L&R 2014 – One Moment
Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about the things we see and do while on the trip. This is the second of four final required posts about the experience, and is about a moment from the trip speaking about the larger experience.
L&R 2014 – Eating While Abroad
Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about the things we see and do while on the trip. This is the first of four final required posts about the experience, and is about the food I ate.
L&R 2014 – Fountain in Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere
Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about the things we see and do while on the trip. This is the seventh of seven required posts about Rome and is about a fountain in Rome.
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