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.

[fiara.livejournal.com]

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