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MFAin’t gonna skip it after all
In which Katie makes peace with an acceptance letter As you may remember, gentle readers, a little over a year ago when this blog began, I had just received a slew of rejection letters from full time MFA programs, and … Continue reading
Dante takes Homer’s torch to the Inferno
Don’t think me unaware, dear readers. I know that literary history is not quite as interesting as a tale of being a foreigner or of dropping the f-bomb on my mother. But I just can’t seem to help myself. I’ve … Continue reading
Books continue each other, part 2
Continuation distinguished from thematic contents and adaptation To begin, I must confess that I likely overstated my case in the previous post, when I claimed the idea that books continue each other is somehow an “anti-theory.” Though I think the … Continue reading
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The poet lights the light and fades away. But the light goes on and on. — Emily Dickinson, quoted in The Sun
Books continue each other
A charming explanation of literary theory before I propose my anti-theory One thing I love about not being in graduate school is that now I can enjoy the things I read. Being in graduate school is like being an ambitious … Continue reading
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Writing it down as incarnation
As far as semester endings go, the past few weeks have been better than usual. They’ve turned out more breathlessly busy than mentally excruciating, and that is certainly an improvement. Still, there’s been enough to do with grading research projects … Continue reading
MFAin’t
In which Katie tries to make peace with a slew of rejection letters As those of you who are not my current employer may know, I recently applied to graduate programs in creative writing. At the cost of hundreds of … Continue reading
Cream of Wheat
Only thin steam hovers over the saucepan, but somehow the windows are cloudy. My hair, still wet from the shower, is wilting in the moist heat. Where the hood light shines on the stove, sponge-circles from its last cleaning swirl … Continue reading
First haircut, brother and sister
She wanted to do it herself, our mother No careless barber would toss Our blonde curls on the floor Metal grind of scissors closing No careless barber would make Whisper of falling hair Metal grind of scissors closing David was … Continue reading
Oxford Comma
Warning: Appropriate for audiences 18 and over. Contains dirty language and graphic depiction of English grammar. Lately I’ve traded in my usual Paul Simon car-dancing songs for a Vampire Weekend tune called “Oxford Comma.” For those of you who may … Continue reading
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