Poet Laureate Kay Ryan: Poet as Teacher, Teacher as Poet - National Writing Project

Poet Laureate Kay Ryan: Poet as Teacher, Teacher as Poet - National Writing Project

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Book Recommendation

Better late than never... : )

I opened a book last night that is a joy to read. "The Three Junes" by Julia Glass, was applauded by the Pulitzer prize winner Richard Russo, so that should say something to you. Almost every sentence is rich with wonderful words, and the story line is absorbing. I wish I could devote more time to this treasure. I can hardly wait to get back to it.

Please see the separate posting for info about Kay Ryan, written by another author. Kay Ryan is serving her second year as National Poet Laureate.

Rethinking writing a book,NPR...

First of all, my apologies for not updating my blog.  Lots going on...

On car trips I took the last few weeks, I tuned in to public radio more often than in the past.

One thing I learned from the interview there of the author of "Eye of the Whale" is that he wrote his book to answer a question for himself.  So, that is one more way to think of a topic for writing a book: pose a philosophical question.

Also, I realized that I need LOTS more training before I undertake that project.  I saw a blog entry from Martha Alderson, and she addresses that very point.  She talks about writers' egos getting in the way of learning more about the structure of the craft in her August 9 post of www.plotwhisperer.blogspot.com   

Back to National Public Radio...Garrison Keillor has a show wherein he has poetry read there too.  Film reviews also can be found. Quite the resource and entertainment...

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