And, before my dreaming eyes Still the learned volumes lay, And I could not close their leaves, And I could not turn away. ~ Anne Bronte Your kids are amazing. Well, there are a couple who are probably drinking a little too much, but I’m sure they are not any of your [...]
Posts Tagged ‘English’
To the Parents of Traditional Students~ Dedicated to My Peer Group
Posted in Personal Reflections, University Experiences, tagged Anne Bronte, college stressors, college student, education, England, English, higher education, non-traditional student, Oxford, parents, parents of college students, peer group, poetry, traditional student, university, University of Oxford, W. H. Auden, Western Michigan University on August 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“It gets me right away because I’m in a workshop now…”
Posted in University Experiences, tagged 70's, Billy Collins, Brown Hall, cigarettes, college, college student, education, English, higher education, mom, mother, non-traditional students, Pablo Neruda, poetry, traditional student, Western Michigan University, workshop, writing on August 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
And it was at that age … Poetry arrived in search of me. I don’t know, I don’t know where it came from, from winter or a river. ~Pablo Neruda Over the past couple of years, I have taken a variety of classes alongside traditional students. It is awkward (in case I haven’t mentioned [...]
A Traditional Student Interview…
Posted in Uncategorized, University Experiences, tagged education, English, fiction writing, Henry Van Dyke, higher education, non-traditional student, older students, traditional student, Western Michigan University on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I put my heart to school In the world, where men grow wise ~ Henry Van Dyke This is Emily. Emily was a classmate of mine in the spring semester of ’09. That semester was probably the most awkward for me as a non-traditional student, at least to start. It was the first time I [...]
