Author Archives: Joan Weber
The Benefits of Poetry for Professionals
The Benefits of Poetry for Professionals We should all be reading more, but the Harvard Business Review says that we shouldn’t neglect poetry. “For one, poetry teaches us to wrestle with and simplify complexity.” Read the linked blog post for more reasons to add poetry to our reading list. Nessa O’Mahony would be happy, too.
The Rise of the Demolisticle: 40 signs you can publish any old crap nowadays as long as it’s well-targeted
The Rise of the Demolisticle: 40 signs you can publish any old crap nowadays as long as it’s well-targeted Is micro-targeting the future of journalism, too? Slate looks at BuzzFeed’s headlines: “He aptly compares BuzzFeed’s divide-and-conquer approach to the microtargeting that politicians have been doing for years, appealing to people’s identities to win their support. The […]
Writing Tips from Joyce Carol Oates
Writing Tips from Joyce Carol Oates Author Joyce Carol Oates gave writing advice through Twitter today. 10 simple and straightforward tips from the 75-year-old author. You can follow her @joycecaroloates. #1 and #10 are the same: “Write your heart out.”
What great writing can teach us about Trayvon Martin
What great writing can teach us about Trayvon Martin Great writers are specific in their descriptions in order to create a complete image of their characters and settings. Writers can teach the rest of us how to look at the world more specifically and with more care.
The 50 Best Plays of The Past 100 Years, According to Entertainment Weekly
The 50 Best Plays of The Past 100 Years, According to Entertainment Weekly Entertainment Weekly has come out with the “50 Best Plays of the Past 100 Years.” (Entertainment Weekly?) What do you think of this list? How many have you read?
Damn the Writers
Damn the Writers In this Huffington Post piece, writer Owen Egerton beautifully lays out the life of the writer in our world. A prayer for the writer…
The Riotous History of Playboy of the Western World
The Riotous History of Playboy of the Western World This article from The Guardian gives a great account of the production history of Synge’s play.
Planning is Underway
The staff is actively planning our month-long stay in Armagh Northern Ireland during the month of July 2013. New additions this year include overnight stays in Belfast and Dublin, where students will meet and study with local writers as well as have time visit these two very different cities. You can find information about our […]
