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Reading as a Writer: "Ace" by Richard Carr
Compressed squares of old junked cars in straight vertical piles fill the cover of Ace, winner of the 2008 Washington Prize, and the last of the four poetry books Richard Carr published this year that… more →
Anatomy of Perceval
Reading as a Writer: "Ace" by Richard Carr
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ccyager wrote 1 month ago: Compressed squares of old junked cars in straight vertical piles fill the cover of Ace, winner of th … more →
American Fiction
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ccyager wrote 6 months ago: As I was listening to a Minnesota Orchestra concert broadcast recently, a concert primarily of Ameri … more →
Reading as a Writer: "Street Portraits"
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ccyager wrote 6 months ago: Richard Carr enjoyed an amazing year for publication in 2008: four poetry books. Two of these books … more →
How Do You Read
suebe wrote 11 months ago: Writers write but they also read. How do you read as a writer? Do you finish every book that you s … more →
Reading as a Writer: "Honey"
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ccyager wrote 12 months ago: During the last week, I’ve had the pleasure of reading Richard Carr’s second book of poe … more →
Reading as a Writer: "The Road"
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ccyager wrote 1 year ago: In 1983, President Reagan ordered missiles sent to Europe to protect the NATO countries and the USSR … more →
Reading as a Writer: "Farthing"
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ccyager wrote 1 year ago: Back in August I read an interview of Jo Walton by Leonard Picker in PW. They discussed the last bo … more →
Ahh, Bliss: September 16, 2008
katycooper wrote 1 year ago: Some writing friends and I have been talking about how hard it is to find books we enjoy reading, no … more →
Reading Like a Writer: "Two for the Dough"
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ccyager wrote 1 year ago: Recently, a friend loaned me Janet Evanovich’s second Stephanie Plum novel, Two for the Dough. … more →
Reading While Writing
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ccyager wrote 1 year ago: In the March 2008 issue of my favorite writer’s magazine, The Writer, two writers “slugg … more →
Writer Imitation: Lorrie Moore
gmillz wrote 1 year ago: You hear the door close. Rachel is back, carrying groceries. Stand to meet her and kiss her on the c … more →
Reading as a Writer: Lorrie Moore
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gmillz wrote 1 year ago: In “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” Lorrie Moore uses a complicated form of the second person to crea … more →
Reading as a Writer: "Mister Martini"
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ccyager wrote 1 year ago: My brain lacks the synapses to write poetry, but I love reading it. I love the distillations of emo … more →
Reading Response: Annie Dillard
gmillz wrote 1 year ago: One of Annie Dillard’s goal with “Total Eclipse” is to give the reader a sense of utter … more →
"The Exception" -- reading as a writer
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ccyager wrote 1 year ago: Over the holidays the last few years I’ve earmarked two days to devote to reading and only rea … more →
