Friday, December 5, 2008
LAST CLASS/ FINAL PORTFOLIO
MONDAY IS OUR FINAL CLASS
For starters we will have journal presentations from those who were not with us last week
Next we will hand in our Final Portfolios
If you need a refreshment of the guidelines:
9 pages of publishable material
These 9 pages must be a :
*Minimum of five (pages of) workshoped pieces: For these pieces considerable changes must be made however including first drafts are optional
Maximum of four (pages of) writing exercises: For these pieces a previous writing exercise can be revisited and improved (minimum of two pages per exercise)
New Poems/ Short Stories: (One page of) a new short story/poem can be included in the portfolio if you think it’s strong enough to represent your best work
Revision Note: I do not require a copy of your first drafts because most of the drafts will already be included on the class blog
*You can only count the pages that you read out-loud in a workshop. So if you brought in a 10 page short story and read two pages to us, it counts as two pages towards the portfolio
Include the whole story or the larger piece from which you read out-loud
PS: If you're short on workshoped pages it is possible to count the stories/poems that were critiqued on your blogs
ANY QUESTIONS: Please E-MAIL ME by Sunday night
Chris.Robert.Cheney@gmail.com
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Lit Journal Project
Literary Journal Research Project
Checklist
1. Who are the Editors, Publisher, and so on
2. How often dose the magazine come out (Bi-yearly, Yearly, Monthly)
3. Describe the journal’s aesthetic (Is it Conservative? Flashy? And so on
4. Where does the magazine publish from
5. What are the magazine’s submission guidelines
6. Does it publish poetry, prose, both- Essays
7. Bring in one piece that you think exemplifies the magazine
8. Bring in one piece that you’re glad you found (Make copies for the class)
Location
At Amherst books there is a section of Lit journals
Otherwise some may be kept at your college library
Examples
The Massachusetts Review, Jubilat, FIELD, AGNI, Black Warrior Review, The Gettysburg Review, Glimmer Train, Crazy Horse, Conduit, Colorado Review
Checklist
1. Who are the Editors, Publisher, and so on
2. How often dose the magazine come out (Bi-yearly, Yearly, Monthly)
3. Describe the journal’s aesthetic (Is it Conservative? Flashy? And so on
4. Where does the magazine publish from
5. What are the magazine’s submission guidelines
6. Does it publish poetry, prose, both- Essays
7. Bring in one piece that you think exemplifies the magazine
8. Bring in one piece that you’re glad you found (Make copies for the class)
Location
At Amherst books there is a section of Lit journals
Otherwise some may be kept at your college library
Examples
The Massachusetts Review, Jubilat, FIELD, AGNI, Black Warrior Review, The Gettysburg Review, Glimmer Train, Crazy Horse, Conduit, Colorado Review
Thursday, November 13, 2008
HOMEWORK RECESSION
Read: "The Caretaker" In the Ben Marcus Anthology
Bring into class two Literary Journals
Bring into class two Literary Journals
Monday, November 10, 2008
Gillian Conoley This Thursday
The Visiting Writers Series at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites you to a poetry reading by Gillian Conoley on Thursday, November 13, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall.
*Gillian Conoley* is a graduate of the UMass MFA Program for Poets and Writers. Her collections include Profane Halo (Wave Books, 2005); Lovers in the Used World (Carnegie Mellon,2001); Beckon (Carnegie Mellon, 1996); Tall Stranger (Carnegie Mellon, 1991), finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award; and Some Gangster Pain (Carnegie Mellon, 1987). A recipient of the Jerome J. Shestack Poetry Prize from The American Poetry Review, several Pushcart Prizes, a National Endowment for the Arts award, and a Fund for Poetry Award, she is professor and Poet-in Residence at Sonoma State University, where she is the founder and editor of Volt. Her work has been widely anthologized, most recently in W.W. Norton's American Hybrid, Scribner's Best American Poetry, Fence's Best of Fence, Counterpath's Lyric
Postmodernisms, and the Italian anthology, Nuova Poesia Americana, published by Oscar Mondadori. Her latest book, Plot Genie, is
forthcoming from Omnidawn in Fall 2009.
*Gillian Conoley* is a graduate of the UMass MFA Program for Poets and Writers. Her collections include Profane Halo (Wave Books, 2005); Lovers in the Used World (Carnegie Mellon,2001); Beckon (Carnegie Mellon, 1996); Tall Stranger (Carnegie Mellon, 1991), finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award; and Some Gangster Pain (Carnegie Mellon, 1987). A recipient of the Jerome J. Shestack Poetry Prize from The American Poetry Review, several Pushcart Prizes, a National Endowment for the Arts award, and a Fund for Poetry Award, she is professor and Poet-in Residence at Sonoma State University, where she is the founder and editor of Volt. Her work has been widely anthologized, most recently in W.W. Norton's American Hybrid, Scribner's Best American Poetry, Fence's Best of Fence, Counterpath's Lyric
Postmodernisms, and the Italian anthology, Nuova Poesia Americana, published by Oscar Mondadori. Her latest book, Plot Genie, is
forthcoming from Omnidawn in Fall 2009.
in The New Yorker
THE GOOD RAYMOND
( Cut and Paste)
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1998/10/05/1998_10_05_070_TNY_LIBRY_000016521
( Cut and Paste)
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1998/10/05/1998_10_05_070_TNY_LIBRY_000016521
Final Portfolio
Final Portfolio
9 pages of publishable material
These 9 pages must be a :
Minimum of five workshoped pieces: For these pieces considerable changes must be made however including first drafts are optional
Maximum of four writing exercises: For these pieces a previous writing exercise can be revisited and improved (minimum of 600 words)
New Poems/ Short Stories: One new short story/poem can be included in the portfolio if you think it’s strong enough to represent your best work
Revision Note: I do not require a copy of your first drafts because most of the drafts will already be included on the class blog.
9 pages of publishable material
These 9 pages must be a :
Minimum of five workshoped pieces: For these pieces considerable changes must be made however including first drafts are optional
Maximum of four writing exercises: For these pieces a previous writing exercise can be revisited and improved (minimum of 600 words)
New Poems/ Short Stories: One new short story/poem can be included in the portfolio if you think it’s strong enough to represent your best work
Revision Note: I do not require a copy of your first drafts because most of the drafts will already be included on the class blog.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Weekend Notes
Read: Vitamins and A Small, Good Thing
From Carver’s Cathedral
Carver Imitation: Write an alternate ending to Chef’s House (from where we stopped reading in class) as if you are imitating Carver.
Post a new story/ and or poem on blog & BRING IN 15 COPIES FOR CLASS MONDAY
Final portfolio guidelines will be posted Sunday Morning
Literary Journal project guidelines will be handed out in class
From Carver’s Cathedral
Carver Imitation: Write an alternate ending to Chef’s House (from where we stopped reading in class) as if you are imitating Carver.
Post a new story/ and or poem on blog & BRING IN 15 COPIES FOR CLASS MONDAY
Final portfolio guidelines will be posted Sunday Morning
Literary Journal project guidelines will be handed out in class
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