Creative writing Books
Brill I Fink Zukünftigkeit im zeitgenössischen Drama und
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Brill U Schoningh Von Der Idee Zum Text: Eine Anleitung Zum
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Source Point Press Write Or Wrong: Write Or Wrong: A Writer's Guide
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£17.09
The University of Chicago Press The Architecture of Story
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£20.43
The University of Chicago Press The Rise and Fall of Morris Ernst Free Speech
Book SynopsisExplores the debate over how writing should be taught and whether it can or should be taught in a classroom at all. This book incorporates insights from a host of poets and teachers, and extracts relevant information on nineteenth-century educational theory; shifts in technology, publishing, and marketing; and the politics of higher education.Trade Review"The best and only true history we have. Everyone interested in creative writing should know this book." - Tony Ardizzone, author of In the Garden of Papa Santuzzu"
£24.00
Indiana University Press Sailing the Inland Sea On Writing Literature and
Book SynopsisCalling on the image of the Midwest's vanished inland sea, the author presents a collection of essays that ponder writing and the "landlocked imagination." The essays range from interviews with Indiana writers Kurt Vonnegut, Scott Sanders, Marguerite Young, and others, to discussions on techniques grounded in a Midwestern sensibility.Trade ReviewA native Hoosier, Neville celebrates place and her home state's considerable contributions to the literary world. The essays are eclectic, engaging, and entertaining. . . . Highly recommended for all libraries with large collections on creative writing and for all libraries in the Midwest. * Library Journal *Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. On the Banks of Lost River2. Where the Landscape Moved Like Waves: An Interview with Marguerite Young 3. River of Spirit: An Interview with Dan Wakefield 4. Sacred Space in Ordinary Time 5. Quaker Zen: On Jessamyn West's Friendly Persuasion 6. Vonnegut: An Interview with Kurt Vonnegut 7. Free Singers/Be: On Etheridge Knight 8. On Wildness and Domesticity: An Interview with Scott Russell Sanders 9. The Gospel According to Lish10. Imagination 11. On Being Fierce 12. Monopoly Houses: On John McPhee's In Search of Marvin Gardens 13. Sailing the Sea in New Harmony Indiana: On Digression in Creative Nonfiction 14. Driving Famous Writers Around I465 15. Leaping Across the Canyon: On Writing 16. Where's Iago? 17. Saturation: On Climate, Politics, and Sex in Magic Mountain and Snow Country (or the Ballad of the S.A.D. Café) 18. Time Capsules: On Time in Willa Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop 19. The Apprenticeship of Flannery O'Connor 20. The Gift of Fire: A Meditation on Art and Madness 21. On Common Ground: Indiana Literature and the Land 22. The Economy of Peace
£15.19
Indiana University Press Beyond Bollywood and Broadway
Book SynopsisA collection of 11 plays, from North America, the UK, and South Africa that delves into the vibrant, cosmopolitan theatre of the South Asian diaspora. It provides historical background on South Asian migration and performance traditions in each region, along with critical introductions and biographical background on each playwright.Trade Review"By any estimation, 'Beyond Bollywood and Broadway' is an amazing start to a discussion of South Asian diaspora theatre.... This is a book that should be read by anyone interested in postcolonial migration, diaspora communitites and arts, or theatrical traditions in any of these countries." —Kristen Rudisill, Bowling green State University, Text & Presentation, 2009"... fills a conspicuous gap in the literature of the South Asian diaspora." —Khabar, July 1, 2009"An important contribution to the field of South Asian diasporic studies... it has significant potential to invigorate both an academic audience and a general audience of theatre enthusiasts interested in South Asian diasporic drama." —Rajini Srikanth, co-editor, Contours of the Heart: South Asians Map North America"The collection is well-structured, with a broad historical overview of the South Asian Diaspora and of its theatre, followed by four distinct sections, each dealing with a selected locale and selected playwrights, with a representative play for each. Bose does not succumb to the temptation of covering too much ground cursorily. The strength of the book is its judicious balance between breadth and depth." —www.literarytourism.co.za, 11/16/2010Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAn Introduction to South Asian Diasporic Theatre Neilesh BosePart I. The United States1. Chaos Theory Anuvab Pal2. Sakina's Restaurant Aasif Mandvi3. Merchant on Venice Shishir KurupPart II. Canada4. Bhopal Rahul Varma5. The Death of Abbie Hoffman Rana BosePart III. United Kingdom6. Song for a Sanctuary Rukhsana Ahmad7. 2001: A Ramayana Odyssey Jatinder Verma8. Strictly Dandia Sudha Bhuchar and Kristine Landon-SmithPart IV. South Africa9. The Lahnee's Pleasure Ronnie Govender10. Working Class Hero Kessie Govender11. Looking for Muruga Kriben PillayList of PlaysGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex
£22.79
Yale University Press Playwriting
Book SynopsisA classic guide to dramatic writing now revised and expanded for a new generation of playwrights and screenwritersTrade Review“I cannot emphasize enough the importance of this book. Always a classic on the playwright’s bookshelf; now that it has been substantially reorganized, updated, and rewritten for contemporary playwrights, I believe it is a must-own text for the serious dramatist.”—David A. Crespy,Writing for Performance Program, University of Missouri-Columbia -- David A. Crespy"It's great to see the granddaddy of all playwriting books back in action, more vigorous than ever in this newly revised edition, ready to mentor and inspire a whole new generation of young playwrights."—Paul Stephen Lim, English Alternative Theatre, University of Kansas -- Paul Stephen Lim
£22.50
WW Norton & Co Beyond the First Draft
Book SynopsisFor students and writers alike, a brilliant guide to the craft of writing by the National Book Award-winning author of Spartina.Trade Review"Casey's book isn't just a guide for would-be writers; it's also a joyous exploration of how great writers achieve the effects they do." -- The Herald
£12.34
WW Norton & Co FLASH
Book SynopsisAn engaging and frank guide to writing the very short story, full of sound advice, exemplary models and provocative exercises.Trade Review"FLASH! Writing the Very Short Story by John Dufresne identifies the qualities that make for excellent flash fiction and guides would-be writers with exercises and examples through the world of the very short story. A perfect guide for any writer interested in trying this popular form." -- Writers' Forum magazine
£13.29
The University of Michigan Press The ESL Writers Handbook 2nd Ed.
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£23.70
University of Michigan Press An Actors Tale
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£31.30
LUP - University of Michigan Press Speaking of Writing Selected Hopwood Lectures
Book SynopsisEssays on the art of writing by some of the nation's finest writers
£20.85
The University of Michigan Press Becoming a Social Science Researcher
Book SynopsisDesigned to help aspiring social scientists, including credentialed scholars, understand the formidable complexities of the research process. Instead of explaining specific research techniques, this book concentrates on the philosophical, sociological, and psychological dimensions of social research.Trade Review“Becoming a Social Science Researcher makes the dual contribution of being profound about philosophical matters and being a great how-to manual for helping graduate students launch their careers.”—George Breslauer, University of California, Berkeley“A terrific addition to literature aimed at assisting doctoral students! Professor Parrott lays out the many existential issues faced by developing scholars in lively, understandable, and erudite ways. Reflecting on these issues and associated debates will help students feel more confident about the choices they must make during their journey.”—Peregrine Schwartz-Shea, University of UtahTable of Contents Preface List of Tables and Illustrations I. Preview Why You Should Read This Book Chapter Summaries II. The Context of Your Quest 1. Perception and Misperception in Life and Scholarship 2. Social Science and History 3. Scholarship as Social Process and as Politics 4. Progress in Social Science—Real and Imaginary 5. Dimensions of Social Science III. Your Quest: Weighing Intellectual Choices 6. Building Faculty Relationships and Preparing for Your Doctoral Exams 7. Choosing Research Problems: Personal Values and Disciplinary Agendas 8. Concept Formation—The Heart of Analytical Thought 9. Hypotheses, Theories, and Research Designs 10. Case Studies and Comparative Methods 11. The Logics of Explanation IV. Your Quest: From Planning to Finishing 12. Planning the Project and Writing Your Prospectus 13. Mapping Research Resources and Gathering Evidence 14. Producing a Draft 15. Through the Jungle: Guiding Your Reader (and Yourself) 16. Getting to Go: Revising and Defending 17. Your Choices and Your Futures “On the Meaning of Education” Information on the Supplementary Website Acknowledgments
£64.95
The University of Michigan Press The Next Draft
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The University of Michigan Press Millions of Suns
Book SynopsisOffers an open invitation for all writers to create something new. Each chapter features a pair of essays-in-dialogue between two working artists, Sharon Fagan McDermott and M.C. Benner Dixon, which addresses a specific writing element such as metaphor, inspiration, place, surprise, or imagery.Trade Review“During my decades of teaching creative writing, I’ve often longed for a book like this—not a dull craft book, a how-to book that turns writing into a math problem, but a lively invitation into the magic and wonder of it, as well as the frustrations and self doubts. The warmth and humanity of these writers comes through every page as they welcome us into their writing lives. The collaborative nature of this work, with separate essays by both authors, offers a fresh, unique perspective—there is not just one way to write. This book provides comfort in that knowledge, allowing readers the flexibility to explore, to chart their own paths. These two honest, intimate, and at times vulnerable voices offer constant assurance—even in the writing prompts!” —Jim Daniels, Thomas Stockham Baker University Professor of English Emeritus, Carnegie Mellon University“In clear radiant prose, McDermott and Dixon create a dialogue about the role that art, nature, family and friendship have played in their respective writing practices. They courageously discuss elusive concepts such as inspiration and transcendence, as well as sharing their skepticism about beauty, but these skilled wordsmiths always bring our attention back to the practical business of writing and revision. Each chapter includes inspiration-prompts to nudge us forward in our own attempts to write and explore. Millions of Suns is much more than a guide to writing, although it does a credible job at that task; it is a gift that inspires us to find grace in the world and forgiveness for ourselves.”—Michael Simms, author of The Talon Trilogy“This book is just what I’ve been looking for! Filled with essays that dive into writing craft and the writerly life, with fresh and unique prompts, this book offers real encouragement and wisdom. I’ll be assigning it to the MFA students I teach and recommending it to friends. I needed an updated, contemporary, inspirational, and honest book—and, in particular, was looking for one that spoke to environmental and social justice. This book fits the bill.”—Laura Pritchett, Director of the MFA in Nature Writing at Western Colorado University, PEN-USA award winning authorTable of Contents An Introduction to Millions of Suns 1. MEMORY Taking Flight: On Memory Everything I Can’t Remember Memory Prompts 2. IMAGERY The Clouds at Bearfence Fresh Firecoal Chestnuts, Finches Wings Imagery Prompts 3. SURPRISE Surprise! Now Narrowly We Knew Her Surprise Prompts 4. INSPIRATION Wild Dogs and Pittsburgh Sunrise: When Inspiration Calls Find a Door: Entering the Writing House Inspiration Prompts 5. METAPHOR A Question about Metaphor What my Metaphors Say Metaphor Prompts 6. PLACE When I Say Here To Reach the Moon: On Place Place Prompts 7. READING When a Child Meets her Words Confessions of an Acolyte: Regarding Jealousy and Ambition Reading Prompts 8. STRUCTURE White Space: The Fullness in Emptiness The Thing of It: Prose as Physical Object Structure Prompts 9. THE PRESENT MOMENT What is it Then Between Us? The Fragile Planet Present Moment Prompts 10. REVISION How to Build a Bicycle The Power of Do-Over Revision Prompts 11. WRITER’S BLOCK Postcards Note to Self Writer’s Block Prompts 12. BEAUTY Whatever is Lovely Three Ways of Looking at Beauty Beauty Prompts References Acknowledgements
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Harvard University Press The Work of Revision
Book SynopsisRevision seems to be an intrinsic part of good writing. But Hannah Sullivan argues that we inherit our faith in redrafting from the modernist period. Examining changes made in manuscripts, typescripts, and proofs by Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, and others, she shows how rewriting shapes literary style, and how the impulse to touch up can go too far.Trade Review[Sullivan] reminds us of the laborious transformations that can occur before and after publication, and the mixed fortunes of those who revise and revise again… Provocative, timely and a welcome contribution to the study of Modernist writing, The Work of Revision goes to great lengths to show just how difficult it can be to elucidate the social life of texts whose use and meaning remain a work in progress. -- William Viney * Times Literary Supplement *A truly remarkable new book… [A] subtle, nuanced argument. -- Alan Jacobs * Books & Culture *An outstanding piece of scholarship, The Work of Revision valuably offers broad, comparative treatment, fascination with the complex process of revision, and rich, detailed analysis of manuscripts and versions. Sullivan has a knack for elucidating intricate matter, without ever losing the bigger picture or getting lost in overwhelming detail. -- Wim Van Mierlo * Time Present *In Hannah Sullivan’s impressively researched first book, revisions become a ‘figure for modernism’—particularly for London-y High Moderns: from Henry James’ embroidered sentences to Ezra Pound’s minimalist poetics and surgery to The Waste Land; from Ulysses’ volcanic additions to Virginia Woolf’s traumatized self-portraits. Hardly is a mark unremarked-upon; even Pound’s colon from In a Station of the Metro is probed… Sullivan persuasively claims that Modern revising was radical, experimental, visible and self-conscious. -- David Gewanter * Times Higher Education *Sullivan’s prose is clear and elegant. Even when immersed in the particulars of genetic history, The Work of Revision is highly engaging… Because of its impressive breadth and approachable style, this project will appeal to many. -- Emily James * Woolf Studies Annual *Despite its sober title, there is nothing dry or dusty about Hannah Sullivan’s fascinating investigation of the work of revision in modernist writing. On the contrary her book often reads like a detective story, as the author brings her formidable learning and literary subtlety to bear on both the details of revision and their theoretical ramifications. Written with clarity and verve, this is a dazzling study that makes a powerful case for the necessity, but also for the pleasures, of genetic and textual criticism. -- Maud Ellmann, University of ChicagoHannah Sullivan’s The Work of Revision offers a groundbreaking account of the theoretical typology of revision in literature and more specifically of the relation between revision and literary structure in modernist literature from Henry James to David Foster Wallace. Consolidating a great deal of recent textual, genetic, and critical study of modern literature, it brings back into the critical conversation priceless materials that too often have been allowed to play a supporting role in twentieth century commentaries. -- Ron Bush, University of OxfordSullivan has written a superb book, tracing the fortunes of literary revision from Henry James at the end of the nineteenth century to David Foster Wallace at the beginning of the twenty-first. Although it draws on genetic studies of individual writers, its focus is on the bigger story of shifts in the way literary works have been written, shaped by the changes both in technology and in conceptions of the literary project itself. Original, illuminating, and extremely readable, The Work of Revision is very timely, as we enter a new phase in the history of literary production; for the first time, we can look back, as Sullivan does, to the era of the typewriter as having an end as well as a beginning. -- Derek Attridge, University of YorkLike the writers she analyzes, Sullivan ‘makes it new’ in this revisionist history of literary revision. We all know that the high modernists were incessant revisers of their work. What we didn’t know, until now, was the centrality of revision not only to the composition process but also to the diverse forms and content that emerge from it. The Work of Revision offers both a new critical language and a new history of print culture. We can’t see modernism in the same way again. -- Gavin Jones, Stanford University
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Princeton University Press Prose Poetry
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shortlisted for the Prize for Literary Scholarship, Australian University Heads of English""The rich variety of work featured in this study provides a hugely valuable sense of just how vibrant the form currently is. . . . The book’s robust championing of prose poetry in its many manifestations — and the recognition that this is a contemporary literary mode growing in significance — are perspectives to which we ought to attend."---Simon Collings, Fortnightly Review"With this work, Hetherington and Atherton enrich understanding of and debates about the 'new' genre of prose poetry. Their impressive explication of the genre’s history from the mid-19th century to the present sets a frame for their equally impressive exploration of many facets of this protean art." * Choice Reviews *
£85.00
Princeton University Press The Scientists Guide to Writing 2nd Edition
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Princeton University Press Poetic and Legal Fiction in the Aristotelian
Book SynopsisWhen Philip Sidney defends poetry by defending the methods used by poets and lawyers alike, he relies on the traditional association between fiction and legal procedure--an association that begins with Aristotle. In this study Kathy Eden offers a new understanding of this tradition, from its origins in Aristotle's Poetics and De Anima, through itsTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*One. Legal Proof and Tragic Recognition: The Aristotelian Grounds of Discovery, pg. 7*Two. Poetry and Equity: Aristotle's Defense of Fiction, pg. 25*Three. Rhetoric and Psychology: The Aristotelian Foundations of the Poetic Image, pg. 62*Four. Image and Imitation: Aristotle's Contribution to a Christian Literary Theory, pg. 112*Appendix. Hamlet and the Reaches of Aristotelian Tragedy, pg. 176*Index, pg. 185
£27.00
McGill-Queen's University Press What It Means to Write
Book SynopsisAn intimate and worldly adventure into the heart of language, learning, and getting lost.Trade Review"A genuine pleasure to read, What It Means to Write exquisitely employs memoir and nonfiction to ruminate upon the connections between creativity and metaphor. Others have attempted such an intertextual weaving of writing, fieldwork, and narrative, but rarely is it done so well." Cynthia Chambers, University of Lethbridge"McKerracher is both passionate and charmingly self-effacing as he describes his quest to glean the metaphors that inspire other writers' work. In describing his journey in What It Means to Write, [he] displays a voice that is both accomplished and deeply human, vulnerable, and yearning for connection and understanding." Quill & Quire"Using the writings of Benjamin, Lispector, and Bolaño as inspiration, the author makes his way through a number of interviews with an articulate group of Argentine writers, most whom will be unknown to North American readers. The resulting volume intersperses a sequence of orderly fragments that survey theories of creativity alongside forays with new friends and interviews with the authors. McKerracher devised a methodology and structure all his own for this unusual work of creative nonfiction. It makes delightful and stylish reading, as much for its illuminations as for its construction." Choice
£24.69
Johns Hopkins University Press Laocoon
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1766, the Laocoon has been called the first extended attempt in modern times to define the distinctive spheres of art and poetry.Table of ContentsForeword to The Johns Hopkins EditionTranslator's IntroductionNote on the TextPrefaceChapter's 1-29Appendix NotesBiographical Notes
£29.00
University of Toronto Press A Celebration of Ben Jonson
Book SynopsisThe papers in this volume were given by some of the world’s foremost Jonsonian scholars at a conference at the University of Toronto which marked the 400th anniversary of his birth. Each contributor came from a different institution, and Canada, the United States, Great Britain, and New Zealand were represented. The balance of papers likewise reflects the range of Ben Jonson’s achievement and the combination of brio and control so characteristic of him.The papers arrange themselves in pairs: ‘The Incredibility of Jonsonian Comedy,’ as discussed by Professor Clifford Leech, is of a piece with distrust and defiance of the audience as discussed in the paper ‘Jonson and the Loathèd Stage’ by Professor Jonas Barish; Professor George Hibbard in ‘Ben Jonson and Human Nature’ and Professor D.I. McKenzie in ‘The Staple of News and the Late Plays’ offer critical assessment of plays, the one wide-ranging, the ot
£19.94
Stanford University Press The Culture of Autobiography
Book SynopsisFocusing primarily on the period from the eighteenth-century to the present, this interdisciplinary volume takes a fresh look at the institutions and practices of autobiography and self-portraiture in Europe, the United States and other cultures.Table of ContentsContents Folkenflik Robert Sturrock John Bruner Jerome Watson Julia Peterson Linda H. Barrett Lindon Padilla Genaro M. Metcalf Barbara D. Porter Roger J. Paulson Ronald Folkenflik Robert
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Stanford University Press The Culture of Autobiography
Book SynopsisDiverse tendencies in critical and cultural theory have combined to give autobiography a new importance. The essays in this collection address from different vantage points the larger problems posed by the form and the question of its institutional and cultural marginality.Table of Contents1. Introduction: the institution of autobiography Robert Folkenflik; 2. Theory versus autobiography John Sturrock; 3. The autobiographical process Jerome Bruner; 4. Toward an anti-metaphysics of autobiography Julia Watson; 5. Institutionalizing women's autobiography: nineteenth-century editors and the shaping of an autobiographical tradition Linda H. Peterson; 6. Self-knowledge, law, and African American autobiography Lindon Barrett; 7. The Mexican immigrant as *: the (de) formation of Mexican immigrant life story Genaro M. Padilla; 8. What happened in Mecca: Mumtaz Mufti's Labbaik Barbara D. Metcalf; 9. 'In me the solitary sublimity': posturing and the collapse of romantic will in Bejamin Robert Haydon Roger J. Porter; 10. Hogarth's self-representations Ronald Paulson; 11. The self as other Robert Folkenflik; Notes; Index.
£22.79
Louisiana State University Press How to Reread a Novel
Book SynopsisA novel is among the most intricate of human creations, the result of thousands of choices and decisions. In How to Reread a Novel, Matthew Clark explicates the intricacies of fiction writing through practical analysis of the resources of narration, demystifying some of the tools novelists use to build worlds.Trade Review“In this refreshingly down-to-earth and approachable book, Matthew Clark focuses on the handling of rhetorical figures and narrative situations in a wide range of authors from Homer to Toni Morrison, revealing in detail the mechanisms by which literary effects are created. Lucidly written, patiently argued, and deeply grounded in a lifetime of literary experience, How to Reread a Novel can change the way we read, amplifying both our understanding and our pleasure.” - Peter J. Rabinowitz, author of Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation
£38.66
Louisiana State University Press Becoming Poetry
Book SynopsisDrawn from more than twenty years of literary criticism, this collection of Jay Rogoff’s essays explore how the staying power of a poet’s work and the likelihood of it enjoying a lasting identification with its creator depend on the skilled manipulation of poetic technique.Trade ReviewJay Rogoff, one of our most consistently interesting poets, shows he is also one of our best critics of poetry. Becoming Poetry features brilliant essays on the differences between poetry and song, Shakespeare's sonnets, and Williams's struggle with Pound in Paterson, and a deft survey of contemporary poets. On poetic accent and metrical form, he is profoundly instructive. Every lover of poetry will want this book." - David Mikics, author of Slow Reading in a Hurried Age"Becoming Poetry earns its title, marking the reciprocities between the poem and the means involved in writing it. Rogoff, a poet, brings a watchmaker's attention to poems' workings in arresting, precisely considered prose. The immersive process of becoming poetry, which Rogoff makes legible, discloses the most enduring symbiosis between language and being." - JoEllen Kwiatek, author of Study for Necessity"Rogoff earns a proud place in the grand tradition of the poet-critic. His experience with poetic craft yields insight, sympathy, and candor in discussing his fellow practitioners." - Terence Diggory, author of William Carlos Williams and the Ethics of Painting
£44.20
Louisiana State University Press How to Reread a Novel
Book SynopsisA novel is among the most intricate of human creations, the result of thousands of choices and decisions. In How to Reread a Novel, Matthew Clark explicates the intricacies of fiction writing through practical analysis of the resources of narration, demystifying some of the tools novelists use to build worlds.Trade Review“In this refreshingly down-to-earth and approachable book, Matthew Clark focuses on the handling of rhetorical figures and narrative situations in a wide range of authors from Homer to Toni Morrison, revealing in detail the mechanisms by which literary effects are created. Lucidly written, patiently argued, and deeply grounded in a lifetime of literary experience, How to Reread a Novel can change the way we read, amplifying both our understanding and our pleasure.” - Peter J. Rabinowitz, author of Before Reading: Narrative Conventions and the Politics of Interpretation
£27.20
Louisiana State University Press Becoming Poetry
Book SynopsisDrawn from more than twenty years of literary criticism, this collection of Jay Rogoff’s essays explore how the staying power of a poet’s work and the likelihood of it enjoying a lasting identification with its creator depend on the skilled manipulation of poetic technique.Trade ReviewJay Rogoff, one of our most consistently interesting poets, shows he is also one of our best critics of poetry. Becoming Poetry features brilliant essays on the differences between poetry and song, Shakespeare's sonnets, and Williams's struggle with Pound in Paterson, and a deft survey of contemporary poets. On poetic accent and metrical form, he is profoundly instructive. Every lover of poetry will want this book." - David Mikics, author of Slow Reading in a Hurried Age"Becoming Poetry earns its title, marking the reciprocities between the poem and the means involved in writing it. Rogoff, a poet, brings a watchmaker's attention to poems' workings in arresting, precisely considered prose. The immersive process of becoming poetry, which Rogoff makes legible, discloses the most enduring symbiosis between language and being." - JoEllen Kwiatek, author of Study for Necessity"Rogoff earns a proud place in the grand tradition of the poet-critic. His experience with poetic craft yields insight, sympathy, and candor in discussing his fellow practitioners." - Terence Diggory, author of William Carlos Williams and the Ethics of Painting
£24.65
Teachers' College Press Writing Instruction for Success in College and in
Book SynopsisDescribes an innovative, evidence-based method for preparing students for the demands of college writing called Supporting Strategic Writers (SSW). The goal of SSW is to help students become independent learners who understand the value of strategies and can apply them flexibly in future courses and the workplace.Table of Contents Contents (Tentative) Foreword Preface Development of the Supporting Strategic Writers Program Organization of Our Book ConclusionPart I. Introduction to Supporting Strategic Writers 1. Addressing Challenges in Postsecondary Education: The Genesis of SSW and Research Findings Developmental WritingCollege ExpectationsSupporting Strategic Writers ProjectResearch on Supporting Strategic WritersConclusion 2. Core Instructional Components of Supporting Strategic Writers Core Principles of Strategy InstructionWriting StrategiesMetacognition and MotivationPedagogical MethodsConclusionPart II. SSW Writing Strategies 3. Planning and Drafting for Argumentative Writing Without Sources Collaborative PracticeGuided PracticeConclusion 4. Evaluating and Revising for Argumentative Writing Without Sources Strategies for Evaluation and RevisionIntroduction to a New GenrePreparation for Peer ReviewPeer Review and RevisionReflectionConclusion 5. Challenges of Writing Using Sources; Summary-Response SSW Strategies for Writing Using SourcesInstruction Following the Strategy for Teaching StrategiesConnecting Summary-Response to Writing Essays With SourcesConclusion6. Integrating Ideas From Sources in an Essay Sequence of AssignmentsIntroduction to Writing Using SourcesIntegrate Ideas From Sources With Your Own IdeasPlan Your EssayDraft the EssayFurther AssignmentsSelecting SourcesConclusion Part III A Look to the Future 7. Addressing Challenges in Implementation and Problem-Solving Challenges With the Use of Cognitive StrategiesInstitutional Organizational StructuresEnd of Semester ReflectionConclusion 8. Extending the Strategies to Other Genres and Other Courses Adapting Strategies to Genres Across CoursesExamples of Applying the SSW Strategies in Other CoursesConcluding Thoughts References Index About the Authors
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John Wiley & Sons Writing Instruction for Success in College and in
Book SynopsisDescribes an innovative, evidence-based method for preparing students for the demands of college writing called Supporting Strategic Writers (SSW). The goal of SSW is to help students become independent learners who understand the value of strategies and can apply them flexibly in future courses and the workplace.Table of Contents Contents (Tentative) Foreword Preface Development of the Supporting Strategic Writers Program Organization of Our Book ConclusionPart I. Introduction to Supporting Strategic Writers 1. Addressing Challenges in Postsecondary Education: The Genesis of SSW and Research Findings Developmental WritingCollege ExpectationsSupporting Strategic Writers ProjectResearch on Supporting Strategic WritersConclusion 2. Core Instructional Components of Supporting Strategic Writers Core Principles of Strategy InstructionWriting StrategiesMetacognition and MotivationPedagogical MethodsConclusionPart II. SSW Writing Strategies 3. Planning and Drafting for Argumentative Writing Without Sources Collaborative PracticeGuided PracticeConclusion 4. Evaluating and Revising for Argumentative Writing Without Sources Strategies for Evaluation and RevisionIntroduction to a New GenrePreparation for Peer ReviewPeer Review and RevisionReflectionConclusion 5. Challenges of Writing Using Sources; Summary-Response SSW Strategies for Writing Using SourcesInstruction Following the Strategy for Teaching StrategiesConnecting Summary-Response to Writing Essays With SourcesConclusion6. Integrating Ideas From Sources in an Essay Sequence of AssignmentsIntroduction to Writing Using SourcesIntegrate Ideas From Sources With Your Own IdeasPlan Your EssayDraft the EssayFurther AssignmentsSelecting SourcesConclusion Part III A Look to the Future 7. Addressing Challenges in Implementation and Problem-Solving Challenges With the Use of Cognitive StrategiesInstitutional Organizational StructuresEnd of Semester ReflectionConclusion 8. Extending the Strategies to Other Genres and Other Courses Adapting Strategies to Genres Across CoursesExamples of Applying the SSW Strategies in Other CoursesConcluding Thoughts References Index About the Authors
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Teaching through the Archives Text Collaboration
Book SynopsisArgues for the critical, intellectual, and social value of archival instruction. Contributors examine how undergraduate and graduate courses in rhetoric, history, community literacy, and professional writing can successfully engage students in archival research in its many forms, and successfully model mutually beneficial relationships.Table of Contents List of Illustrations and Tables Foreword: The Archives of Epistemic Possibility by Ryan Skinnell Acknowledgments Teaching Rhetoric and Composition through the Archives: Critical Introduction by Wendy Hayden and Tarez Samra Graban Section I. Archives as Text 1. Using the Archives to Teach Slow Research and Create Local Connections by Lisa Mastrangelo 2. Cultivating a Feminist Consciousness in the University Archive by Lisa Shaver 3. Arranging Our Emotions: Archival Affects and Emotional Responses by Jane Greer 4. Creative Storytelling: Archives as Sites for Nonfiction Research and Writing by Katherine E. Tirabassi 5. Assembled Trajectories, Perishable Performances, and Teaching from the Harvard Archives by James Beasley Section II. Archives as Collaboration 6. Internships as Techne: Teaching the Archive through the Museum of Everyday Writing by Jennifer Enoch, Megan Keaton, Ellen Cecil-Lemkin, and Travis Maynard 7. Listening Rhetorically to Build Collaboration and Community in the Archives by Shirley K Rose, Glenn C. W. Newman, and Robert P. Spindler 8. Recursion and Responsiveness: Archival Pedagogy and Archival Infrastructures in the Same Conversation by Jenna Morton-Aiken and Robert Schwegler 9. Tending Archives: Digital Archival Practices and Making the Work of Technical Communicators Visible to Students by Erin Brock Carlson, Michelle McMullin, and Patricia Sullivan 10. Professional Writing for the Archives: Collaboration and Service Learning in a Proposal Writing Class by Jonathan Buehl, Tamar Chute, and Laura Kissel Section III. Archives as Activism 11. Delinking Student Perceptions of Place With/in the University Archive Laura Proszak and Ellen Cushman 12. Archives as Resources for Ethical In(ter)vention in Community-Based Writing Michael-John DePalma 13. Learning to (Re)Compose Identities: Creating and Indexing the JHFE Jewish Kentucky Oral History Repository with Undergraduate Researchers and Jewish Rhetorical Practices by Janice W. Fernheimer, Beth L. Goldstein, Sarah Dorpinghaus, and Douglas A. Boyd 14. “Flagged for Deletion”: Wikipedia, the Federal Writers’ Project and First-Year Composition by Courtney Rivard 15. Is Anyone Sitting Here?: Mirroring Gaillet’s “Survival Steps” in a Community-Based, Justice-Focused Classroom by Jeanne Law-Bohannon and Shiloh Gill Garcia 16. “Loving Blackness” as a First-Year Composition Student Learning Outcome in the Archives by Michelle S. Hite, with Tiffany Atwater, Holly Smith, and Andrea Jackson Afterword: Why Teach through the Archives? by LynÉe Lewis Gaillet and Katherine H. Adams Appendix A: “Creative Storytelling”: Creative Nonfiction Archival Research Project Appendix B: ENC 6700 Studies in Composition Theory Appendix C Appendix D: Spelman College English Composition Shared Student Learning Outcomes Contributors Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Pulitzer Prize Editorials
Book SynopsisThe Pulitzer is acknowledged as the most distinguished prize in journalism. This book illustrates the evolution of editorial writing over decades. Each entry contains the entire text of the prize-winning editorial from that year, and is preceded by an introduction from the editors.Table of ContentsContents new to this edition include:. 1994 R. Bruce Dold, Chicago Tribune 1995 Jeffrey Good, St. Petersburg Times (FL) 1996 Robert B. Semple, Jr., New York Times 1997 Michael Gartner, Daily Tribune (Ames, IA) 1998 Bernard L. Stein, Riverdale Press (NY) 1999 Editorial Board, New York Daily News 2000 John C. Bersia, Orlando Sentinel 2001 David Moats, Rutland Herald (VT) 2002 Alex Raksin and Bob Sipchen, Los Angeles Times 2003 Cornelia Grumman, Chicago Tribune
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Wayne State University Press The Lyric Essay as Resistance
Book SynopsisLyric essayists draw on memoir, poetry, and prose to push against the arbitrary genre restrictions in creative nonfiction, opening up space not only for new forms of writing, but also new voices and a new literary canon. This anthology features some of the best lyric essays published in the last several years by prominent and emerging writers.
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University of Minnesota Press New Downtown Now
Book SynopsisBrings together ten works that show the excitement and possibilities of the theater. Characterized by fragmenting structure, hypnotic rhythms, kaleidoscopic imagery, unpredictable characters, and lyrical language, these plays resemble puzzles from which the writers are teasing revelations.Trade Review"These are made-up worlds, but made up out of the junk of the real. Many of these plays betray the American delight in the tinkerer's habit and the outsider's pleasure in the beauty of random arrangement, the accidental, and the discarded. What makes them so powerful is their obsession with truth of perception and precision of expression." - Mac Wellman, from the Preface"
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The University of Alabama Press Once Upon a Time in the TwentyFirst Century
Book SynopsisA unique creative writing text that will appeal to a wide range of readers and writers - from grade nine through college and beyond. The exercises use a broad range of creative approaches, aesthetics, and voices, all with an emphasis on demystifying the writing process and having fun.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Genres and Forms Galore Chapter 1. I'll Put a Spell on You by Pia Simone Garber, A. B. Gorham, Megan Paonessa, and Betsy Seymour The art of spell writing, using repetition, and chanting. Chapter 2. Bake a Cake in an Earthquake: How-To Guides and Process Descriptions by Pia Simone Garber, A. B. Gorham, Megan Paonessa, and Betsy Seymour Let a story emerge from your instructions. Chapter 3. Guidebooks Galore! Chart Uncharted Places by Pia Simone Garber, A. B. Gorham, Megan Paonessa, and Betsy Seymour Create a guide to your room, cell phone, refrigerator, and more. Chapter 4. Postcard Stories by Zachary Doss, Meredith Noseworthy, and Bethany Startin Two characters have an exotic exchange through postcards. Chapter 5. Creative Nonfiction by Kenny Kruse Twenty little memoir projects, plus a squirrel. Chapter 6. Tropes Unlimited: Genre Fiction by Kristin Aardsma and Brian Oliu Explore the habits of genre fiction (fantasy, horror, sci-fi, mystery, etc.) and put them to use. Chapter 7. Where Frankenstein Meets Frodo, Part One: Creating a Character for Genre Fiction by Creating Their Facebook Page by Kristin Aardsma and Brian Oliu Like Frankenstein's creator, build a character bit by bit until it's ready to come to life in your own genre fiction. Chapter 8. Where Frankenstein Meets Frodo, Part Two: Our Hero's Hundred-Story Hotel and Other Settings for Your Genre Fiction Character by Kristin Aardsma and Brian Oliu Give your main character a room (or rooms) of their own. Chapter 9. What's Your Alibi? by Jessie Bailey, Jesse Delong, A. B. Gorham, and Lisa Tallin How will your character explain their way out of this one? Chapter 10. Interviews: For Groups Large and Small by Jenny Gropp and Stephen Hess “I feel that I am as necessary as my face”: conduct an absurdist interview. Chapter 11. Once Upon a Time in the Twenty-First Century: Retelling Fairy Tales by Pia Simone Garber Why was Little Red Riding Hood so readily tricked by the Big Bad Wolf and what would you have done in her place? Chapter 12. “Is He for Real?”: Character-Based Flash Fiction, Part One: Defining a Character through Action and Dialogue by Katie Berger, Laura Kochman, and Brandi Wells Conjure up a living, breathing character in as few words as possible. Chapter 13. “Is He for Real?”: Character-Based Flash Fiction, Part Two: Defining a Character through an Unexpected Setting by Katie Berger, Laura Kochman, and Brandi Wells “The mermaid sitting in my tree was drenched . . .” Chapter 14. Collaboration with Fly: Learning from Lydia Davis by Stephen Hess Be inspired by this flash fiction master's work to write your own flash fiction. Chapter 15. The Relationship between Truth and Fiction by Ashley Chambers, Annie Hartnett, and Christopher McCarter How can “truth” inspire a writer of fiction? Chapter 16. Little Novels by Jessie Bailey and Pia Simone Garber Condense classic novels and movies into tiny pieces. Chapter 17. It Is By Chance That We Meet: Writing A One-Act Play Through Collaboration by Alex Czaja, Romy Feder, Stephen Thomas Here, you and three others will write a one-act play. Chapter 18. Quick Found-Language Sonnets by Molly Goldman, Kenny Kruse, and Sally Rodgers Recycle language into fourteen-line poems. Chapter 19. Social Network Haiku by Chapin Gray and Kirk Pinho Update the haiku form by writing away messages and Facebook haiku. Chapter 20. Rhymes Real Cool: Studies in Rap Lyrics by Christopher McCarter Tap some rhymes to use in rap. Chapter 21. Oral Poetry: The Physical Landscape of Your Poetic Voice by Curtis Rutherford Tones, tempos, and timbres—shape your poem with your voice. Chapter 22. Collaborative Ghazal by Chapin Gray and Kirk Pinho Explore this mesmerizing Arabic form and write one with a group or on your own. Chapter 23. Collaborative Abecedarian (For up to Twenty-Six Writers) by Sally Rodgers Fall in love with the alphabet all over again and use it to organize and inspire a poem. Chapter 24. The Triolet by Pia Simone Garber A French poetic form full of rhymes and repetition. Chapter 25. Oh, Ode! by Leia Wilson Swoon! Celebrate! Write an ode and then try an Exquisite Corpse ode as a group. Chapter 26. Sestinas: Six Words, Obsessed! by Chapin Gray, Jenny Gropp, and Kirk Pinho Learn the basic sestina form, “cheat” your way to an abridged sestina, write a giant sestina, and take the Ode-Sestina Challenge. Chapter 27. Nonce, Not Nonsense: Poetry Meets the Future by Jenny Gropp and Emma Sovich Work with the “Century” and the “Portion,” and then create your own unique poetry form. Chapter 28. Poetry from Math: The Fib and Beyond by Jenny Gropp and Emma Sovich Learn a poetic form based on the Fibonacci sequence, and then head further into the realm of poetry and equations. Chapter 29. Pillow Book Lists: Observing Experience for Creative Nonfiction by Katie Berger and Pia Simone Garber Get started with autobiographical writing by making expressive lists and snatching up the details right by your side. Chapter 30. A Travel Guide of the Self by Katie Berger and Pia Simone Garber Take yourself on a tour of you through travel writing and second-person point of view. Chapter 31. Expert Experience: The Art of the Unlikely, Opinionated Review by Katie Berger and Pia Simone Garber Creative nonfiction meets the review when you write your own brief, detailed—and unexpected—review of something you know a lot about. Part 2. Ye Olde Language Lets Loose Chapter 32. TNT Prose: Explodable, Expandable Text by Jenny Gropp and Kirsten Jorgenson Use your own words as dynamite to blow out the words of an existing text, revealing a new piece of writing when the dust clears. Chapter 33. Take It Away: Erasure by Jenny Gropp and Kirsten Jorgenson Erase your way to a new piece. Chapter 34. Ye Olde Language Made New: “False” Translation by Jenny Gropp Take a text from another language and “translate” it according to several zany methods. Chapter 35. Sounds into Words, Words into Sounds by Molly Goldman Turn a sound jumble into a poem. Chapter 36. Starting from a Song, Part One: Remixing a Song in Writing by Tasha Coryell and Steve Reaugh Be a one-hit wonder! Chapter 37. Starting from a Song, Part Two: Under the (Musical) Influence by Tasha Coryell and Steve Reaugh Let music put you in a writing mood. Chapter 38. Balderdash for Writers: New Stories from an Old Box by Jesse Delong and Megan Paonessa Create stories by playing a few rounds of this classic word game. Chapter 39. Disaster City: A Facebook-y Adventure by Rachel Adams, Jessie Bailey, and Kirsten Jorgenson Map out a city and fill it with characters and plot twists in this collaborative fiction activity that uses moves that you might recognize from Facebook. Chapter 40. Consequences: A Parlor Game of Surprise Narratives by Kit Emslie and Sarah Kelly First played by the Victorians, Consequences is a parlor game similar to the famous Surrealist exercise “exquisite corpse.” Chapter 41. Constraints, Odd Characters, and Secret Postcards: A Fresh Approach to Character and Context by Kirsten Jorgenson, Betsy Seymour, and Danilo Thomas Create questions that generate eccentric characters and then write their secrets down on postcards in this group activity. Chapter 42. Broken Picture Telephone: Modernist Poets Meet the Grade-School Game of Telephone by Rachel Adams, Pia Simone Garber, Kirsten Jorgenson, and Betsy Seymour Explore the tie between thought and image by making a miniature deck of phrase and image cards, and then use the cards like a modernist poet. Chapter 43. Magazine Shuffle: From Image to Character, Narrative, and Third-Person-Limited Point of View by Rachel Adams, Pia Simone Garber, Kirsten Jorgenson, and Betsy Seymour Combine simple images from magazines to create characters and then narrate their stories from the third-person-limited point of view. Chapter 44. Improv at the Zombie Diner: Platform and Dialogue by Holly Burdorff, Luke Percy, and Maggie Smith In this exercise, you're going to be put in a dangerous situation, and you're going to have to act fast. Chapter 45. Comicpalooza: The Art of the Panel by Rachel Adams, Pia Simone Garber, Kirsten Jorgenson, and Betsy Seymour See how comic books use narrative, then build your own characters, images, and a story to make a new comic. Chapter 46. Fast Talkers and Faster Writers: Speed Transcription by Chapin Gray, Brian Oliu, and Kirk Pinho Practice writing while someone reads a text as fast as possible, picking up what you can and freeing up your associative writer's imagination along the way. Chapter 47. Obsessions: Seven Way by Kristin Aardsma and Breanne LeJuene Chocolate truffles, the color purple, America . . . obsess on your obsession! Chapter 48. Grand Theft Writing: Swiped Beginnings by Chapin Gray, Brian Oliu, and Kirk Pinho Use the beginning of another text to get your momentum going. Chapter 49. Crazy Headlines and Hyperlink Chasing: Finding and Using a Bizarre Persona by Chapin Gray, Brian Oliu, and Kirk Pinho Use hyperlinks to uncover a subject for your new piece. Chapter 50. Genetically-Modified Franken-Poems by Chapin Gray and Breanne LeJuene Cut up magazines and newspapers to create new poems, both individually and in groups. Chapter 51. The Exploding Poem: How to Keep on Writing by Chapin Gray and Breanne LeJuene Pull an image or object from a poem, write a new poem based on it, and then stuff it back in. Chapter 52. Nice Hat, Thanks: Word-by-Word Poems by Kristin Aardsma, Breanne LeJuene, and Brian Oliu With a partner, create improvisational writing one word at a time. Chapter 53. Translation Mutation: Using Online Plot Generators and Translators by Kristin Aardsma, Breanne LeJuene, and Brian Oliu Bounce a text through several languages using an online translator and then work with the unrecognizable results. Chapter 54. Mad Lib Translations of Marquez by Jenny Gropp, Laura Kochman, and Jill Smith Zany translations that go beyond Babelfish. Chapter 55. Pictures and Words by Greg Houser and Emma Sovich Write about—and beyond—the painting and its frame. Chapter 56. “The Horse in Motion”: Poems in Response to Photographs and Paintings of Motion by Jenny Gropp Learn about the history of capturing the body in motion in the visual arts and then extend the practice into your own poetry and prose. Chapter 57. Book Flip!: Using Found Phrases by Jenny Gropp, Laura Kochman, and Jill Smith Grab a book or magazine and flip your way to a new piece of writing. Chapter 58. New Takes on the News: Obituaries, Classifieds, and Dear Abby by Greg Houser, Jill Smith, and Jessica Trull Write hilarious news items. Chapter 59. Now with Twenty Billion Readers: Writing a Craigslist “Missed Connection” by Greg Houser, Jill Smith, and Jessica Trull What would you like to say to that stranger? Chapter 60. From These Old Sayings to This Fresh Story: Revamping ClichÉ Phrases and Plots by Jesse Delong, Lisa Tallin, and Danilo Thomas Take clichÉs like “head over heels” and well-known similes like “hard as a rock” and turn them into fresh ideas and complex plots. Part 3. Slews of Styles and Subjects Chapter 61. Realism: Tips from Tom Wolfe and Flannery O'Connor by Krystin Gollihue Use an angle to depict settings and characters. Chapter 62. World Building: Nonrealistic Characters and a Six-Sentence Story by Jess E. Jelsma and Matt Jones Kafka and you. Chapter 63. Rage Against the Creative Writing Machine: Dada in the House by Pia Simone Garber and Kirsten Jorgenson Get introduced to the Dada movement and then write a “bad” poem and cut it up Dada style. Chapter 64. The Beats and Scribbled Secret Notebooks: Chosen Words and Automatic Writing by Stephen Hess and Curtis Rutherford An introduction to Beat poetry complete with how to write like Jack Kerouac. Chapter 65. “I'm with You in Rockland”: “Howl” and Praise Poems by Stephen Hess and Curtis Rutherford Like Allen Ginsberg writing “Howl,” write your own praise poem. Chapter 66. A Call to Arms: Rally the Troops by Curtis Rutherford Like the Beats, turn your anger into writing that explodes from the page, calling society and your fellow writers to action. Chapter 67. Stealing Tone: Picking Up Where Your Favorite Authors Left Off by Molly Goldman Identify an author's moves and make them your own. Chapter 68. A Journal of Particulars: Become a Zen Master of Your Senses by Jenny Gropp and Kirsten Jorgenson In this journal-based exercise, get better acquainted with the five senses and write places into a more vivid existence. Chapter 69. When Garlic Has Hips: Food Writing and Personification by Jenny Gropp and Kirsten Jorgenson Make everyday foods more vivid by giving them human characteristics and lives. Chapter 70. Pets of the Roman Empire, Dinosaurs of Today: Avoiding the Cute Kitty Cat When Writing about Animals by Kirk Pinho Envision a major world event that was caused by a pet. Chapter 71. Perilous Points of View: Giant Toads! Cockroaches! by Jessie Bailey, Jesse Delong, A. B. Gorham, and Lisa Tallin Create an animal character and then stretch its wings (or gills or tentacles) out in story after story. Chapter 72. When the Wrecking Ball Falls in Love: Reviving an Inanimate Object by Jessie Bailey, Jesse Delong, A. B. Gorham, and Lisa Tallin Inhabit the mind, body, and soul of a strange and wondrous inanimate object of your choosing, and tell its tale. Chapter 73. The Fairest of Them All: Talking to Objects for a Reason by Theodora Ziolkowski What if we could write to our favorite piece of fruit or that cool poster hanging from our bedroom wall? Chapter 74. Time for Rhyme by Pia Simone Garber, Jenny Gropp, Emma Sovich, and Leia Wilson In this introduction to the many types of rhyme, like poet Robert Frost said, “all the fun's in how you say a thing.” Chapter 75. Love Poems and Refrains: Better than “Lemon Ice” by Pia Simone Garber and Curtis Rutherford Throw the fanciful and flowery talk aside and be a filthy mess of affection in your own amped-up love poems. Chapter 76. Death Poems: The Tragic and the Comic by Pia Simone Garber and Curtis Rutherford Make your reader feel the gravity of death in different ways, writing both a comic poem and then a sincere elegy. Chapter 77. Political Poems: Big Brother Is Watching You! by Pia Simone Garber and Curtis Rutherford Brainstorm some experiences all people share (love, death, family, etc.) and use them to overturn common ideas about politics. Chapter 78. Things That Go Bump in the Night: Reappropriating Stock Vampires, Witches, Zombies, and Other Creatures for a Twenty-First Century Scare by Tasha Coryell, Freya Gibbon, Molly Goldman, Krystin Gollihue, Jess E. Jelsma, Matt Jones, Meredith Noseworthy, Steve Reaugh, Sally Rodgers, and Bethany Startin Time for The Ultimate Makeover: Zombie Edition. Chapter 79. The Adult As Villain by Annie Hartnett Try a child's point of view. Chapter 80. Objects and Elements: Set Your Imagination Loose! by Megan Paonessa and Danilo Thomas Take the smallest, seemingly most inconsequential thing and turn it into a grand presence. Chapter 81. Weapons of Voice: Practicing Long and Short Sentence Styles by Jesse Delong, Lisa Tallin, and Danilo Thomas Imitate both sparse and long-winded writers in this fiction exercise. Chapter 82. Exercises in Style: The Endless Possibilities of Language by Jenny Gropp Use a hatful of strategies and games to tell the same story over and over again without it ever looking the same. Chapter 83. The N 7 Game: From “The Snow Man” to “The Soap Mandible” by Jenny Gropp, Laura Kochman, and Jill Smith Learn about the French literary movement Oulipo, and then grab a dictionary and an existing piece of writing for the N 7 game. Chapter 84. Cramming It In: Jamming Narrative into a Short Space by Katie Berger, Laura Kochman, and Brandi Wells Tell entire stories using only one sentence—no more! Chapter 85. “Licking a Glacier Can Change Your DNA”: Landscape in Prose Poetry and Flash Nonfiction by Katie Berger, Laura Kochman, and Brandi Wells Look at different methods for creating landscape in short forms, write out a landscape you've never seen, and then, in the final activity, put your hometown on Mars. Chapter 86. Zero to Hero!: A Superhero of Uncommon Valor by Megan Paonessa and Danilo Thomas Construct a superhero unlike any the world has ever seen. Chapter 87. World Domination: Planets, Species, Disasters by Megan Paonessa and Danilo Thomas Guide your superhero into battle on a strange and unheard-of planet. Chapter 88. Demystifying the Publishing Process by Rachel Adams, A. B. Gorham, and Lisa Tallin The sooner, the better: this applies to eating ice cream under the sun, finishing your history homework, and publishing your poems and stories. Here are a few hints on ways to publish your work. Contributors Literary Sources
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University of Pittsburgh Press Teaching Black
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University of Pittsburgh Press Local Histories
Book SynopsisAn original and significant study of the developmental diversity within the discipline of composition that opens the door to further examination of local histories as guideposts to the origins of composition studies.
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University of Pittsburgh Press Acts of Enjoyment Rhetoric Zizek and the Return of the Subject Composition Literacy and Culture
Book SynopsisThe goal of the psychoanalytical approach is to highlight the best pedagogical aspects of cultural studies to allow for well-rounded individual expression, ultimately providing the tools necessary to address larger issues of politics, popular culture, ideology, and social transformation.
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University of Pittsburgh Press ReWriting Craft
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University of Pittsburgh Press From Form to Meaning
Book SynopsisIn the spring of 1968, the English faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) voted to remedialize the first semester of its required freshman composition course, English 101.Table of ContentsIn the spring of 1968, the English faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) voted to remedialize the first semester of its required freshman composition course, English 101. The following year, it eliminated outright the second semester course, English 102. For the next quarter-century, UW had no real campus-wide writing requirement, putting it out of step with its peer institutions and preventing it from fully joining the “composition revolution” of the 1970s. Fleming shows how contributing factors—the growing reliance on TAs; the questioning of traditional curricula by young instructors and their students; the disinterest of faculty in teaching and administering general education courses—were part of a larger shift affecting universities nationally. He also connects the events of this period to the long, embattled history of freshman composition in the United States.
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University of Pittsburgh Press Practicing Writing
Book SynopsisThomas Masters examines a pivotal era—the years following arrival of former soldiers on college campuses thanks to the GI Bill—in the history of the most ubiquitous and most problematic course offered in America: freshman English.
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University of Pittsburgh Press Experimental Writing in Composition
Book SynopsisFrom the outset, experimental writing has been viewed as a means to afford a more creative space for students to express individuality, underrepresented social realities, and criticisms of dominant socio-political discourses and their institutions.
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University of Pittsburgh Press Multimodal Literacies and Emerging Genres
Book SynopsisMultimodal Literacies and Emerging Genres examines the possibilities, challenges, and realities of mutimodal composition as an effective means of communication. The chapters view the ways that writing instructors and their students are exploring the spaces where communication occurs, while also asking "what else is possible."
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University of Pittsburgh Press How to Play a Poem Composition Literacy and Culture
Book SynopsisDon Bialostosky aims to teach the reading of poetry and to advance an intellectual argument that brings the sociological poetics of the Bakhtin School to an introduction to reading poetry.
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University of Pittsburgh Press Teaching Queer
Book SynopsisTeaching Queer looks closely at student writing, transcripts of class discussions, and teaching practices in first-year writing courses to articulate queer theories of literacy and writing instruction, while also considering the embodied actuality of being a queer teacher.
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University of Pittsburgh Press Writing on the Move
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2019 CCCC Outstanding Book Award.In this book, Rebecca Lorimer Leonard shows how multilingual migrant women both succeed and struggle in their writing contexts.Trade ReviewHow is literacy revalued as it moves across borders and boundaries? What forms does literate mobility take? What functions does the process of literate valuation perform? Refreshingly insightful and profoundly original, Writing on the Move offers an indispensable framework for theorizing about these questions and for understanding how competing social and economic forces shape, recognize, and regulate migrant literate lives."" - LuMing Mao, Miami University""Writing on the Move is an important contribution to transnational literacy studies. It not only complicates our understanding of literate repertoires performed in everyday life by migrant women with rich and resonant lives; it also extends our vocabulary of motive by critically examining how fixity, friction, and fluidity inform their literate values. A must-read in a time of great peril for immigrants in the U.S."" - Juan C. Guerra, University of Washington at Seattle
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