Comments | elementulie: i think i'm going to HATE my poetry TA

elementulie

i think i'm going to HATE my poetry TA

Jan 12, 2007 23:29

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i_eat_lemons January 13 2007, 07:16:47 UTC

you should tell me everything your ta says and i will send him or her an email about how poorly they conducted the class.

elementulie January 13 2007, 07:27:12 UTC

can you just come here and slap her for me? :( she uses gel in her black-dyed, spikey little boy hair

i_eat_lemons January 13 2007, 08:17:48 UTC

yeah, i might.

i hate when dykes think they can teach. moreso when they think they can write.

my_october January 13 2007, 13:31:26 UTC

Isn't poetry doing what you want?

that's what i thought! elementulie January 13 2007, 14:37:34 UTC

two things i can see happening:
1. me asking questions in a convicting and frustrated tone about this stupid guideline
2. write whatever the fuck i want and if i get a bad grade, i'll show it to my literary analysis prof who seems really cool and i think is awesome and is making my lit class about poetry.

Re: that's what i thought! narfna January 13 2007, 17:26:10 UTC

1. who is your lit analylis prof? who 's your 209 ta?
2. this is why i hated 209
3. Avoid extreme sentimentality. The poem you write should not read like a diary, although you can, of course, use your journal-writing as fodder. Emotions most definitely have their place in a poem, but over-sentimentality comes off as clichéd, overdramatic--thus emotions must be harnessed by careful attention to language and craft.

This is what I had the biggest problem with, except my teacher called it being "melodramatic". Well, you know me, I'm a melodramatic person, and isn't your writing supposed to reflect your voice? WELL ISN'T IT!??!

Re: that's what i thought! elementulie January 13 2007, 17:42:53 UTC

1. susan aiken, i think i love her. ta: rachel springer.
2. i might scream
3. she can just suck my butt

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