Research Catalog

Title

The other 23 & a half hours, or, Everything you wanted to know that your MFA. didn't teach you / Catherine Owen.

Author

Owen, Catherine, 1971-

Publication

Hamilton, ON : Wolsak and Wynn Publishers, 2015.

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Details

Description

208 pages; 22 cm

Summary

It might be counterintuitive, but Catherine Owen believes being a writer involves much more than writing. In this provocative book she examines the moving parts of the literary community and explains what makes it tick. Starting with reading, which Owen believes is a fundamental part of being a writer, she considers activities such as reviewing, translating, hosting radio shows and even running small presses. With over sixty interviews as well as her own experiences to draw on, Owen sketches a compelling picture of what a literary life can be.--Publisher description.

Alternative Title

• Everything you wanted to know that your MFA. didn't teach you
• Other twenty-three and a half hours
• Other 23 and a half hours
• Everything you wanted to know that your M F A. didn't teach you
• Everything you wanted to know that your MFA didn't teach you
• Everything you wanted to know that your M.F.A. didn't teach you

Subject

• Authorship
• Criticism > Canada

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- School or the streets? : the M.F.A. versus the world debate -- Reading, revising and performing -- Memorization -- Research -- Writing reviews and criticism -- Translating other poets -- Hosting a radio show and running a poetry reading series -- Running a small press -- Mixing mediums -- Collaborating -- Engage with the world -- Free-range writers -- A way of life : toward the impossibility of summation -- The appendices or some things I have learned (or overheard) along the way. Appendix A: Revisions ; Appendix B: Memorization techniques ; Appendix C: Incorporating research and creative non-fiction techniques into poems ; Appendix D: Writing and placing a book review in Canadian literary journals ; Appendix E: Techniques for translating other poets ; Appendix F: How to host a radio show ; Appendix G: Running a poetry reading series ; Appendix H: How to start an online zine and how to make and sell old-fashioned chapbooks ; Appendix I: Tips on making multimedia creations ; Appendix J: Collaborative ideas ; Appendix K: My travel tips for poets -- List of personal interviews.

ISBN

• 9781928088004 (paperback)
• 1928088007 (paperback)

OCLC

909085721

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library