Today in class I hope to moderate a healthy debate about the merits and demerits of Goldsmith's book, or rather the ideas present(ed) in Goldsmith's book. Start thinking about your positions (note the plural) now. We'll borrow a technique from the world of corporate consultancy and apply a SWOT analysis to Uncreative Writing. SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats.
Perhaps the "truest" reading of UW is embedded in (or, rather, is itself) your hundred verbatim text grabs. Read these over a couple of times and let them sink into your consciousness.
If you are one of the lucky few reading this before class begins, please email me your "hundred grabs" if it's handy. If not, we'll do this in class.
csmith@corcoran.org
POETICS OFF THE PAGE/////// This is the blog of Casey Smith's spring 2016 seminar of the same name at the Corcoran School of Arts + Design at the George Washington University in Washington DC. Send questions or comments to Casey Smith at kcs@gwu.edu.
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