What follows is an excerpt from an alumna's email to those
undergrads she
left behind. It was forwarded to me,
> ... selling the kinds of books that sell. Heaven
forbid that they're
> "Genre" writing. Cuz, we all know genre writing isn't
real writing. In
> fact, I was told point blank at the alumni meeting
that in the future, if
> any student wants to write only genre and not
something 'literary' they'll
> be selected OUT of the program. They won't be able to
pass the portfolio
> review. How about that piece of news? Nice,
huh?
At that same meeting the Director (& her lapdog) told me
there was no
place for me in the program, either. That anybody who wanted
to write
commercially "can learn by watching television." This year I
teach
freshman composition.
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