For the fiction segment of the class:
Daniel Halpern's The Art of the Story
For poetry:
A Book of Luminous Things, a terrific poetry anthology edited by Czeslaw Milosz
For creative nonfiction:
In Brief by Judith Kitchen (if I had time to find another anthology I could read in time before June, I would have used a different book, but this suffices for a summer class).
And, of course:
Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott (thanks, Lynn).
I was a little shocked, when Internet surfing and trying to find books, that international anthologies are so hard to find--there is not one I can find for creative nonfiction which doesn't feature mainly North American writers. Maybe it's a peculiarly American genre (I know it's not, but it seems so).
Now, let's just hope that the class fills!
I've never been so excited about going to San Jose in the summer, ever.
And now, the syllabus....
It is my eldest son's (known here as The Eldest) 26th birthday today. He has turned out to be a wonderful, hardworking person, with a terrific job and a wonderful life that he deserves--so happy birthday, Eldest! You're a great guy and I am very happy that you chose me to be your mom.
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Sounds like your class is shaping up to be spectacular. Wish I could audit, but the commute would kill me, especially with gas prices being what they are... :)
I think my students like it when I share "Bird by Bird" with them because one of the chapters has the "S" word in it.
Are the fires coming near you?!
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