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Tag: creative writing

An Interview with Carl Phillips, Poet and Professor by Sten Spinella (2016)

LRR, May 1, 2016June 16, 2017

I only had 30 minutes to speak to poet Carl Phillips, which was just enough time to access his worldview, yet a woefully insufficient amount of time to truly get at the thickness of his poetry. It was by far the friendliest interview I have ever conducted. Phillips was flexible…

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Why Science Majors Should Take Creative Writing

by Rebecca Nelson

LRR, March 12, 2016March 12, 2016

I’m a biology major—the quintessential science major, literally the study of life. In many of my required classes, the professors give out more exams than As and I use so many flashcards that when I shut my eyes and listen close, I can hear the whir and thwack of thumbing…

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Can good writing be taught?

LRR, May 9, 2014June 16, 2017

The week before I graduated high school I received a letter in the mail from my fifth grade self. My librarian had had us write them in our final days of elementary school and she saved them in her attic for seven years before sending a friendly reminder of the…

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Noche Dorada at UConn

LRR, March 6, 2014June 17, 2017

On February 22nd, I went to the Lambda Upsilon Lambda event called “Noche Dorada.” It was mostly just an excuse to eat really good Spanish food– sweet platanos and arroz con pollo and creamy, amazing flan. The best part is that you get to eat the food while listening to…

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