Postcard Fiction 

"Very short fiction pieces that wish they were poems."

Write a piece of postcard fiction no longer than 300 words, combining basic short story elements with the figurative imagery, intensity, and economy of poetry.


Post it in the comments box below BEFORE the start of Monday's class, Nov. 2nd. (Late posts will not be counted as complete.)

Term 2 Skillbuilding

1. Haiku response to Louder Than a Bomb posted on blog by Monday, October 26, 11:45 am

2. Spoken Word poem ready for Writing Workshop, Oct. 29th

3. Spoken Word, self-edited draft (#1. of Workshop)

4. "Listening" set of editing feedback on Spoken Word (Oct. 29th)


5. "Page" set of editing feedback on Spoken Word (Oct. 29th & 30th)

6. Postcard Fiction posted on the blog by Monday, Nov. 2nd

7. & 8. Make two separate comments on two different Postcard Fiction posts

9. Constraints of Setting, Atmosphere, and Character 

10. Writing Workshop, Nov. 5th

11. Self-Evaluation Form, Nov. 5th

12. Claremont Workshop

13. Claremont submission X 3

14. Revealing Character - outer characteristics

15. Character Takeover -- inner and outer characteristics

16. Questions about Outer to Inner assignment

17. Writing Workshop, Nov. 26

18. Self-Evaluation form, Nov. 26

19. Gestures character description

20. Writing Workshop, Dec. 7

21. Self Evaluation form, Dec. 7

22. Writing Workshop Dec. 11

23. Self Evaluation form, Dec. 11

24. Experimenting with Audience #1

25. Experimenting with Audience #2

26. BONUS: 200 wd. Review of "Behind the Curtain" show, posted on blog for December 14th class.

27. Subtext analysis

28. Subtext dialogue for Writing Workshop, Dec. 17

29. Editing Questions on Subtext DIalogues -- hand in your best one


30. Voices Visible Submission X 3

31. Voices Visible Workshop, 

32. Short Story due, Jan. 13th

33. Short Story Author Self-Feedback

Louder Than a Bomb

To (almost) conclude our Skill-Building unit on poetry, please write an original haiku that expresses your response to the documentary Louder than a Bomb. Post your haiku in the comments section of this post.  

Remember: a traditional haiku has a 5/7/5 syllable format and consists of three lines.

Your haiku needs to be posted for the beginning of Monday's class, October 26th.

Imagist Poems -- Add them here!

"The written word should be clean as bone [or marble]."

Add your imagist poem in the comments box below following the principles laid out by the Imagist movement and the guidelines given in class:

    - a free verse poem 

    - contains between two and twelve lines 

    - your poem delivers a single, concrete image without excess of language

"The written word should be clean as bone."