Monday, June 14, 2004
I love to follow several of my new friends in the 'Blog-o-verse' with their writings. One in particular is a treat to read when she posts: she goes by 'Fuego' with the spanish exclamation thingys around it that I am incapable of doing. Today I read hers - and if you look at her profile she is a grad student doing lit or writing - and she has an amazing poem up.
I commented on it: Your writing is as always a pleasure to read, but today especially so. It irks me to distraction that the focus of teaching in this country is so narrow (I've got dual citizenship) as to not include some of the more amazing 'non American' texts. Are we so shallow as to no longer be able to appreciate the depth and breadth of experiences available to us beyond our own rather narrow heritage? Must it have been originally written in American English to be valid? I need to go write more.
And am now doing said writing more. Go follow the link on the right side of my page, you won't be dissappointed. Not ever with her.
I commented on it: Your writing is as always a pleasure to read, but today especially so. It irks me to distraction that the focus of teaching in this country is so narrow (I've got dual citizenship) as to not include some of the more amazing 'non American' texts. Are we so shallow as to no longer be able to appreciate the depth and breadth of experiences available to us beyond our own rather narrow heritage? Must it have been originally written in American English to be valid? I need to go write more.
And am now doing said writing more. Go follow the link on the right side of my page, you won't be dissappointed. Not ever with her.
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