Class II

CLASS II—April 6

• Opening Poem: “How I Discovered Poetry,” by Marily Nelson
• Poet Jane Kenyon once said: “Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life. Avoid too much noise. Read good books, have good sentences in your ears. Be by yourself as often as you can. Walk. Take the phone off the hook. Work [write] regular hours.”
• Discussion—How was the writing experience?
  • Things to consider:
    • What was easy? What was challenging?
    • What could have made the writing easier?
    • General comments / suggestions
  • Review Handout: Listening and Responding
  • Writers share (10 minutes each)
  • Discussion—How was the go-around experience?
• Additional Reading: Wild Horse of Tybee Island by B.J. Hollars published by brevitymag.com

WRITING ASSIGNMENT for CLASS III: I Don’t Remember

You can either write from the prompt “I don’t remember…”, edit your piece from last time, or bring to class something new. The only requirement: your piece is not to exceed 700 words. We are still thinking in terms of “micro-memoirs.” Note regarding the prompt: It might be helpful to make a list like we did with “I remember…” before launching into your piece of writing. Your call.

Please email your submission to me at anahaysmccracken@gmail.com in a word doc, typed in 12-point Times Roman font, double spaced, with your name at the top and page numbers on lower right hand side no later than Saturday evening, by 11:59 PM. I will email our writing to the group by Sunday morning.