In my continuing effort to make non-authoritative pronouncements on sundry subjects (and in response to a reader who floated this suggestion my way), I thought I might offer a few bits and bobs to those just starting out on the tenure track. There are plenty of fine guidebooks out there, and I hope readers will [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Advice to Young Faculty (Part I)
Posted in Uncategorized on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Temps Perdu
Posted in Uncategorized on June 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a new wrinkle: I set a five o’clock deadline for today’s allocation of versical work and finished up at 10:30. I have no idea what I ought to do with the remainder of the day, but a bit of blogging certainly seems to be in order. I’m mildly obsessed with time today; I’m also [...]
Process and Progress (Part III)
Posted in Uncategorized on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I’m working with a little more drang than sturm, but I shall soldier on nevertheless.
I’ve been plugging away at the collection with appalling single-mindedness, and I’m happy to say that I’m making satisfying progress. I can see the connections that will bind individual poems to the premise of the text more clearly, and each [...]
The Rub
Posted in Uncategorized on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I thought I’d take a little break from juicing the noodle today, as I’ve made happy and maddening progress over the past several days. Last Friday I decided to pay a visit to the Graveyard of Abandoned Drafts, and I found a variety of working parts tucked beneath the hoods of problematic chassis that were [...]
Process and Progress (Part II)
Posted in Uncategorized on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I confess: I have not been especially diligent these past few days. I’m in the process of making some fairly radical renovations to my regular routine, and as a result I am still disoriented by my own erratic progress. I decided to focus on a handful of manageable variables in the short term, and from [...]
