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.
Monday, November 10, 2008
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
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Conferences @ Amherst Coffee
Monday 10/20
10-10:25 SARA T
10:30-10:55 ALLISON S
11;15-10:40 ROB P
11:45-12:10 IAN K
Wednesday 10/22
9:30-9:55 N PLATZER
10-10:25
10:30-10:55
11:15-10:40 ASHLEIGH B
11:45-12:10 MIGUEL A.G-H
12:30-12-55 JAMES B
1:15-1:40
Friday
10-10:25
10:30-10:55
11:15-11:40 MATTHEW A
11:45-12:10 CATHERINE H
12:30-12:55 ANTONIO H
...............................................................................
Don't forget to bring a copy of your new poem or short prose & your writing manifesto
10-10:25 SARA T
10:30-10:55 ALLISON S
11;15-10:40 ROB P
11:45-12:10 IAN K
Wednesday 10/22
9:30-9:55 N PLATZER
10-10:25
10:30-10:55
11:15-10:40 ASHLEIGH B
11:45-12:10 MIGUEL A.G-H
12:30-12-55 JAMES B
1:15-1:40
Friday
10-10:25
10:30-10:55
11:15-11:40 MATTHEW A
11:45-12:10 CATHERINE H
12:30-12:55 ANTONIO H
...............................................................................
Don't forget to bring a copy of your new poem or short prose & your writing manifesto
Monday, October 13, 2008
BACK FROM THE LONG WEEKEND
HEY CLASS,
Hope your long weekend went well. Just checked our personal blogs and saw only Rick Husband has posted the ALLPOETRY assignment. Catherine did a wonderful job: If you have any questions about my expectations for the assignment refer to her blog. Also don't forget to be prepared to give a 5MIN presentation on your findings.
Reminder: Don't forget about the Notley, Olsen and O'Hara & Make sure you're keeping up with Tate.
(Tuesday we will also get to the poems that make us want to write assignment)
See you Tuesday at 6.30!
I Look forward to the presentations
Hope your long weekend went well. Just checked our personal blogs and saw only Rick Husband has posted the ALLPOETRY assignment. Catherine did a wonderful job: If you have any questions about my expectations for the assignment refer to her blog. Also don't forget to be prepared to give a 5MIN presentation on your findings.
Reminder: Don't forget about the Notley, Olsen and O'Hara & Make sure you're keeping up with Tate.
(Tuesday we will also get to the poems that make us want to write assignment)
See you Tuesday at 6.30!
I Look forward to the presentations
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Homework and New Due Date
1.
You will be given another week on our Allpoetry assignment. New Due Date is October 14th.
2.
Those of you who didn't get to workshop your poems: your homework is to bring in another new poem or short story to class Monday & bring 15 copies. Don't forget to post this by Saturday midnight.
Those of you who did get to workshop: your homework is to comment/ critique on the people's poems that didn't get to workshop. Comment on the blogs.
These blogs are: S Williams, Melroy, J Payette, Rick Husband, Pedro D, Mohri, Kondakova, and Ashby
3. Read Olsen's projective verse (handout)
4. Read the first 65 pages of Tate's Selected
5. Bring back in the poems from the "poems that make you want to write more assignment"
You will be given another week on our Allpoetry assignment. New Due Date is October 14th.
2.
Those of you who didn't get to workshop your poems: your homework is to bring in another new poem or short story to class Monday & bring 15 copies. Don't forget to post this by Saturday midnight.
Those of you who did get to workshop: your homework is to comment/ critique on the people's poems that didn't get to workshop. Comment on the blogs.
These blogs are: S Williams, Melroy, J Payette, Rick Husband, Pedro D, Mohri, Kondakova, and Ashby
3. Read Olsen's projective verse (handout)
4. Read the first 65 pages of Tate's Selected
5. Bring back in the poems from the "poems that make you want to write more assignment"
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