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Monthly Archives: June 2003

In Passing

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on June 26, 2003 by SusanBonoOctober 4, 2011

Last week you read an article by Susan Bono on the personal essay–writing them, teaching them, and starting a magazine for publishing them.  This week’s article is a personal essay by Susan Bono, which appears in the anthology Saltwater, Sweetwater–Women Write from California‘s North Coast, Floreant Press, 1997.  You will see why this essay, rich … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Years of Facilitating Personal Essay Writing

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on June 19, 2003 by SusanBonoOctober 4, 2011

A couple of years ago, I began receiving Tiny Lights, a publication out of Northern California that is dedicated to the personal essay.  I was struck by the caliber of the essays in each issue and contacted the publisher of the journal to find out more about her publishing vision and dedication to the genre.  … Continue reading →

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Writing a Father’s Day Poem

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on June 12, 2003 by Sheila BenderOctober 4, 2011

When I was writing monthly poetry writing columns for Writer’s Digest Magazine, I created strategies for writing poetry that utilized as a jumping off place the topical thoughts our culture promotes each month.  I wanted to help those who wanted to write poetry liberate themselves from the influence of the advertising buzz and Hallmark card … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on June 5, 2003 by Sheila BenderOctober 4, 2011

This essay first appeared in slightly different form in The Diarist’s Journal, Volume II, Issue #2 The first week of my first graduate poetry-writing workshop at the University of Washington, our teacher William Matthews came to class in paint-stained clothes.  A new arrival at the University, he was just moving into his house on Seattle’s … Continue reading →

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