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[Carly Kimmel]

I agree 100% Mary.
It's crazy to think that we would even want to graduate with a  
Master's having never written a conference or research paper. It's  
challenging, but that's what we're here for right?

On May 10, 2007, at 12:13 PM, Mary Copeland wrote:

> I thought I would share my thoughts regarding courses we are  
> required to take outside the Creative Writing Dept., i.e. English  
> Seminars – I know some of you are working on an intro for new MFA’s  
> for next year.
>
>
> While it is true some English professors will allow you to write a  
> “creative” piece instead of an academic paper for English seminars,  
> I would like to suggest that some of you might consider taking up  
> the challenge of writing an academic piece for whatever English  
> seminar you choose.  I believe we are required to take these  
> classes for a reason—to stretch our range, and hopefully be more  
> prepared should we enter the teaching field.  After all, many of us  
> are going to need some sort of income while we continue to write.
>
>
> That said, I’m sure there are some professors that are more helpful  
> in this area than others.  Speaking from experience, I took Dr.  
> Steven Axelrod’s English Seminar on “The Poetry of Grief and  
> Sadness in the Cold War Era.”  It was informative, and opened my  
> eyes to new works and new ways of thinking about poetry.  He was  
> also very helpful and supportive and gave a lot of input into my  
> academic paper and put me at ease, even though I was in a class  
> with several Ph.D. candidates (who often seemed to speak in a  
> different language J  ).  If you feel you simply can’t do it, then  
> of course, approach your professor about writing a creative work –  
> but we certainly get a lot of that in our workshops and other  
> classes, don’t we?  I encourage everyone to challenge themselves  
> and make the most of your time here at UCR.  It goes by all too fast.
>
>
> Mary Copeland
>
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