Author Archives: Caitlin
To MFA, or not to MFA?
I have a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. I loved Sarah Lawrence. The Professors truly helped me improve and explore as a writer. I used my degree to start down a career path … Continue reading
Places to Write: Brooklyn (III)
In case you missed earlier posts, I have written about writing in coffee shops in Brooklyn twice before, here and here. However due to strange luck two more excellent coffee shops have been discovered within walking distance of our apartment … Continue reading
Excercise and Practice
There are a lot of writing exercise out there. However unlike physical exercise which I am addicted to, I have always struggled with using writing exercises on a daily basis. Or even a yearly basis. Until recently when my good … Continue reading
Man Convicted of Killing Wife Second Time
I started reading Peter Pereira last year. His books are well written and organized, but I must honestly confess that due to personal bias, I am most attracted to his poems about language. Even though he is so well known … Continue reading
Practice
I have been reading a good (if uneven) book entitled Talent is Overrated, which is actually less about talent and more about practice, which is something that is very important to me as a writer. I feel like practice is … Continue reading
Print &/Versus Online
Print journals have been around for a very long time, you can submit to journals that are going into their sixth decade, and have published many famous poets, dead and alive. Online journals are clearly a much more recent establishment. … Continue reading
Class
One of the best experiences I have had this year is teaching a poetry class. I have been an English professor for over a year now, and while I have managed to sneak poetry in to most of my classes, … Continue reading
Victims Of Ted Bundy: The Chapbook
The chapbooks are officially for sale here! I could not be more excited. They just arrived in the mail on Monday. You should go here and buy one! Or send the link to someone who might be interested. If you … Continue reading
Places to Write: Brooklyn, Part II
There are some new wonderful coffee shops in Brooklyn (Park Slope to be specific) and an old one rediscovered. Konditori 186 Fifth Avenue (Next to Sackett/Berkley Place) The first Brooklyn location of Konditori (there is also one in Manhatten on … Continue reading
On Research
As an undergraduate I studied history and classical civilizations. I focused on roman culture and the World Wars. I did not like researching particularly. Although It was something I found myself doing frequently. Of course as a voracious reader I … Continue reading