[New-Poetry] An Era of Détente for Creative-Writing Programs

[David Graham]

Yes.  While I don't teach in an MFA program, I imagine it's irksome  
to be lectured on how cushy and safe one's life is by someone who  
skims off the cream of the university creative writing system while  
shouldering no institutional commitments or responsibilities--never  
teaching big sophomore lit classes or freshman comp; never chairing a  
department or faculty committee; never advising or counseling  
students; never writing letters of recommendation; never serving on  
institutional task forces or search committees; and, of course, never  
organizing the visiting writers' series which provides the blowhard  
in question the platform for such lofty dismissals.


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David Graham
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On Jul 2, 2009, at 10:51 AM, AlMaginnes at aol.com wrote:

> True. August Kleinzhaler might find "real life" a lot more real if  
> he practiced what he preached and didn't take any university or  
> grant money.
>
> Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill.
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