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No One Suspects that I Am A Finn

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In which Emma shares the results of her in-class poetry exercise. You heard her. In-class exercise. Continue reading »

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A Sarah Lawrence Graduate Experiences This Football Thing

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In which Emma attempts to make some sense of this football thing people are always talking about. Continue reading »

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“I’ve seen the bridge and the bridge is long / And they built it high and they built it strong”

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In which Emma creates and then extends a terrible metaphor but also talks about where she is going, where she has been. Continue reading »

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“The Allure of Forms”

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About the syllabus. And formal verse. And buses. And a picture from Burning Man. Continue reading »

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“She knows there’s no success like failure …”

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In which Emma explains why she has not been blogging, though she does not apologize (and explains why not). Continue reading »

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The Child on the Page

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In which Emma reflects on her time at the Auburn Writers Conference. Continue reading »

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“Dona Nobis Pacem.”

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The terminology war, and what we can learn if we put down our linguistic weapons and listen to what a grade-school choir can teach us. Continue reading »

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Bad Boys, Ain’t, Yonders, and Y’alls

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In which Emma thinks a bit about ain’t and yonder and y’all. Continue reading »

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Announcing: The Yawp!

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In which Emma introduces The Yawp, her labor of love, and asks for your help! Continue reading »

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Public Like A Frog: The Public Poetry Project

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In which Emma brags about her amazing students. Continue reading »