Comps spam

[icepixie]

Slowly, slowly comes the Paradise Lost. I'm breaking it up with various pieces by Alexander Pope, who is slightly more readable, and sort of funny. In a way. My Chickering translation of Beowulf came today, so I may start that soon. Or I might do Blake. Decisions, decisions. Speaking of which...

By, let's say, September 26th, since that's the date printed on my nice yellow sheet of paper, I have to turn in a proposal for the written part of my comps (my college's senior exercise, for anyone who's new around these parts). Since I've taken the intro courses in both poetry and fiction, I can get myself a creative writing emphasis on my English degree. That presumably means that I need to decide to do one or the other for comps. However, I have NO IDEA which I want to do. Write a 9-12-page story or 9-12 pages of poems?

Fiction or poetry, fiction or poetry, fiction or poetry, fiction or poetry, fiction or poetry, fiction or poetry, fiction or poetry, fiction or--

SOMEBODY MAKE UP MY MIND FOR ME!!!

(Also? Submissions for Advanced Fiction are due in October. CRAP CRAP CRAP.)

Comments

[orangetango.livejournal.com]

Poetry!!!!!

[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

Poetry!!

..as much as it hurts to say it. Poetry is just better suited to the assignment length. ('Cause a 9-12 page capstone fiction project?? WTF, mate??) I'd do poetry, too, if I had a poetic bone in my body. Alas, I am stuck with fiction. Woe, woe is me.

[vallentine.livejournal.com]

For me I say fiction, mainly because I'm not the biggest fan of poetry. However, I know from reading both your poetry and your prose that you are an absolutely amazing writer in both forms. Your prose can be pretty quirky, which I think is fab but Kenyon profs may feel a little different depending. I've not met anyone though who hasn't been wowed by your poetry.

I'm not sure this is helping at all. I think after having written that all down I'd have to go with poetry.

And I really should sit down to work on my comps stuff. Ahh procrastination...

[nickless.livejournal.com]

I'd say Fiction!, but more out of my desire to be contrary and my general non-preference for poetry than any actual insight.

And ugh, Beowulf. I remember having to read that for... some class. I don't actually remember READING it, per se, but I seem to remember *having* to read it... It obviously left a lasting impression.

[icepixie]

One vote for poetry...

[icepixie]

Actually, 9-12 pages for fiction sounds about right. A lot of my pieces for Intro Fiction turned out around 12 pages.

It's a good length for poetry, too; nine is a pretty good, achievable-in-a-semester number.

[icepixie]

However, I know from reading both your poetry and your prose that you are an absolutely amazing writer in both forms. Your prose can be pretty quirky, which I think is fab but Kenyon profs may feel a little different depending. I've not met anyone though who hasn't been wowed by your poetry.

Wow. Thank you.

I think Brkic likes my quirky stuff, but you're probably right about the rest of the English department. *sigh* Although I got an A from her and a B+ in Poetry, so who knows?

I'm not sure this is helping at all. I think after having written that all down I'd have to go with poetry.

Another vote for poetry, then. This really is helping, actually. Thanks.

And I really should sit down to work on my comps stuff. Ahh procrastination...

Procrastination is a good thing. Until it bites you in the ass on April 1st. (Can you believe they chose that date for comps? Oy.)

[icepixie]

I'd say Fiction!, but more out of my desire to be contrary and my general non-preference for poetry than any actual insight.

Wheee! Hey, thanks anyway. I'm at the point where I'm contemplating a story about a poet. Then I can have lots of poetic interludes under the aegis of character development. Heeeeeey...

And ugh, Beowulf. I remember having to read that for... some class. I don't actually remember READING it, per se, but I seem to remember *having* to read it... It obviously left a lasting impression.

Hmmmm. This could be bad. Especially since part of my Intro to Anglo-Saxon class next semester is devoted to Beowulf. But I have to read it anyway...

[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

...wait... is double-spacing required? Because if not, that'd be beautiful.

[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

I've not met anyone though who hasn't been wowed by your poetry.

I totally forgot to mention this earlier, but ditto. Your fiction is good, but your poetry is beautiful. Go with poetry.

[nickless.livejournal.com]

Especially since part of my Intro to Anglo-Saxon class next semester is devoted to Beowulf. But I have to read it anyway...

Well, that could help... Make it less of a waste of time, anyway. If it's any consolation, I think I remember liking it more than Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Ooh, and Faerie Queene. Or maybe that's not saying much, but... it's something!

[fiara.livejournal.com]

Well, fiction would kill two birds with one stone...and you know how I am about efficiency...

[icepixie]

I'm pretty sure it's required, but I'm also pretty sure that 9-12 pages is only a guideline, especially for creative writing. I would imagine we could get away with up to 20 pages, if need be.

[icepixie]

You're awesome. Thanks.

[icepixie]

Unfortunately, it wouldn't, quote...the fiction submissions for the class can only be three pages. *mutters bad things*

[icepixie]

Er, make that "quite"...oy...

[icepixie]

The first page looks pretty good, anyway. And there's a dragon. I'm always up for stories with dragons.

[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

HOIGHT!

[icepixie]

You might want to check with Mason (new dept. head, but you probably knew that) about that before you get too joyful... It does say "creative project of comparable length and scope," though. I'd say 20 pages of fiction is of comparable scope to 12 pages of critical essaying...

[rowdycamels.livejournal.com]

well, and getting a topic first might help too...