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Wordshop 101
by Wordshop 101
Trying something new is always a mix of things: exciting, daunting, scary--even sticky. When doing something new, it usually helps to have some friends around. Especially when you write. I'm writing--a novel? a story? Who knows what it will look like in the end, but for now, it feels very different than what I've done before.Wordshop 101 will serve as a space for trying out new things, and for discovering and perpetuating all kinds of knowledge--literary, artistic, even cultural. I look forward to sharing all of them with you as I move forward. Just for the record, in Wordshop 101, I am not the teacher; I am the student. Please take what you will from the writing process which I will document here, along with reviews, critiques, and other reflections to come. I invite you to ask questions and post your thoughts at every step of the way.
Episodes
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The Novel: Chapter 1
I started Wordshop 101 under the pretenses of documenting what it's like to write a novel. My explorations have branched out in to literary history, craft issues, and popular culture, but this week, I bring it all back home with the first excerpt from my novel. Though I've revised and polished it...
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Episode 10: William Fakespeare
What do an art forger, a Texas Oilman, and William Shakespeare all have in common? On this week's program, we look at the art of forgery: what it can reveal to us about art, society, and identity. Plus, a primer in basic forgery skills for the adventurous. Tune in!
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Episode 9: The Incredible, Shrinking Schoolroom, Pt. 2
How does a small liberal arts school in the hills of North Carolina go from hosting Albert Einstein, Buckminster Fuller, Josef and Anni Albers, and John Cage to bust? Tune in to find out on this week's podcast from Wordshop 101.
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Episode 8: Beyoncé
Surprise! Beyoncé did it; now I'm doing it--dropping this episode out of nowhere! This past weekend, Beyoncé released her visual album Lemonade. It features the work of poet Warsan Shire. On this episode, we'll explore how Shire manages to pack a poetic punch while making her poem accessible to…
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Review: Wunderkammer by Cynthia Cruz
As the speaker in Cynthia Cruz’s collection, Wunderkammer, moves about her drug-infused world, we get the sense that even in the wilderness, whether woods or sea, she has been confined to a room. These rooms, psychedelically ornate, seem as if their arrangement was left up to someone other than…
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Episode 7: The Incredible, Shrinking Schoolroom
Black Mountain College: Robert Rauschenberg attended; Josef Albers taught there. So did Willem de Kooning, John Cage, and Merce Cunningham. This Asheville institution was only around for 24 years. What happened? How is it that a school embraced by so many great artists went the way of the dodo?…
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And the Winner is. . .
Challenge: describe a barn as seen by a man whose son has been killed in a war. Do not mention the son, the war, or death. Do not mention the man who does the seeing. Many submissions. One winner. Tune in to find out!
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I'll Be Back
Prepping for a 'uuuge episode for next week and unfortunately, I need a little more time. Stay tuned!
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Episode 6: Four Legged Girl
How do we arm ourselves against adversity when no one has shown us how? Is it possible to glean anything besides grief in loss? These are just some of the questions that Diane Seuss explores in latest collection of poems, Four-Legged Girl. Join me for this review-edition of the Wordshop 101…
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Episode 5: Writer's Block
Writer's block is a phenomenon that every writer undergoes. It can seem crippling, interminable, and can transform a writer's confidence into self-loathing. Why do people get writer's block? Are there strategies to counter it? On this episode of the Workshop 101 podcast, we look at what it feels...
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Episode 4: Ezra Pound, Pt. 2
Midway through Ezra Pound's career, there is a noticeable shift in focus. He turns his attention from strictly literary criticism and poetry to social and political topics, specifically economics and fascism. What prompts this shift? How does it affect his poetry? On the second of two episodes on...
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Episode 3: Ezra Pound, Part 1
All of the following things are true about Ezra Pound: he was a poet, a critic, a champion of Modernist literature, a convicted traitor, and a fascist. But if Modernism has taught us anything, it's that every layer of one's identity or history is but one of a complex system of experiences and...
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Episode 2: Pulp Diction
The English language contains a beautiful combination of sounds, spellings, pronunciations, and history. Some of these features might trip up or frustrate the English-language learner or even the native English speaker. But as a writer, all of these layers of complication provide a range of...
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Episode 1: The Naked Line
Why does poetry seem so elusive to some, and yet so powerful to others? I'll try to answer that question by taking a look at the use of the poetic line. In this episode, we'll read William Carlos Williams poem, "To a Poor Old Woman." Follow along with the text below! TO A POOR OLD WOMAN munching…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Trying something new is always a mix of things: exciting, daunting, scary--even sticky. When doing something new, it usually helps to have some friends around. Especially when you write. I'm writing--a novel? a story? Who knows what it will look like in the end, but for now, it feels very different than what I've done before.Wordshop 101 will serve as a space for trying out new things, and for discovering and perpetuating all kinds of knowledge--literary, artistic, even cultural. I look forward to sharing all of them with you as I move forward. Just for the record, in Wordshop 101, I am not the teacher; I am the student. Please take what you will from the writing process which I will document here, along with reviews, critiques, and other reflections to come. I invite you to ask questions and post your thoughts at every step of the way.
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Trying something new is always a mix of things: exciting, daunting, scary--even sticky. When doing something new, it usually helps to have some friends around. Especially when you write. I'm writing--a novel? a story? Who knows what it will look like in the end, but for now, it feels very different...
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