Love this, Matt, and so bummed I missed it in person. Cassie said there is a handout, so I'm going to try it. I might use it in class as well. Thanks for sharing it with us, both the practice and your poem. I really like the latter, both the content and the nature of the repetition. I feel this for writers. Walden Pond is certainly on my list. And I was giddy when crossing The Queensboro a few years ago when Cassie and I went to New York. It is the bridge in chapter four where Gatsby Takes Nick into the city. We were going the opposite direction, sadly, and so I was turned around looking out the back window. Or when we went past the Yale Club, where Nick takes lunch or dinner at times, while learning bonds in the city. Or the two times I've walked along the banks of the Mississippi, and contemplated Huck's journey. That book changed my life. It's amazing the mythos stories and songs can take in our lives. Thanks, Matt.
This is beautiful, Jason. Thanks so much for sharing. Each of those moments you mentioned will, I'm sure, remain strong in your memory for the rest of your days. Beautiful.
Please let me know how it goes if you introduce the exercise to the students. I found it to be a fount of delight.
Love this, Matt, and so bummed I missed it in person. Cassie said there is a handout, so I'm going to try it. I might use it in class as well. Thanks for sharing it with us, both the practice and your poem. I really like the latter, both the content and the nature of the repetition. I feel this for writers. Walden Pond is certainly on my list. And I was giddy when crossing The Queensboro a few years ago when Cassie and I went to New York. It is the bridge in chapter four where Gatsby Takes Nick into the city. We were going the opposite direction, sadly, and so I was turned around looking out the back window. Or when we went past the Yale Club, where Nick takes lunch or dinner at times, while learning bonds in the city. Or the two times I've walked along the banks of the Mississippi, and contemplated Huck's journey. That book changed my life. It's amazing the mythos stories and songs can take in our lives. Thanks, Matt.
This is beautiful, Jason. Thanks so much for sharing. Each of those moments you mentioned will, I'm sure, remain strong in your memory for the rest of your days. Beautiful.
Please let me know how it goes if you introduce the exercise to the students. I found it to be a fount of delight.