[stylist] A first for mew: Your poem in the NFSPS Encore anthology

Tue Sep 20 14:20:21 UTC 2016

Jackie,

My mentor last semester initially seemed great, and I thought we would work well together, but we ended up butting heads a lot. She often pushed me in a direction I didn't want to go. As a person, I love her and am now good friends with, but as a mentor, I was often frustrated with her.

My mentor this semester has been much more compatible with me. I like her process better, and she's encouraging and provides feedback without making me feel like I'm being coerced or thrown in a direction I don't want to go.

Though I will say, the mentors are meant to challenge us and strengthen us. One of the reasons we have a new mentor each semester is to work with someone who might have a different style or method than us, so we can learn different perspectives.

And I will say, working with different mentors gives us a taste of the editing and publishing world. In that world, you will meet people who love your writing and think it great, while others don't. Some editors will be fussier than others. You have a lot of perspectives in this world, so learning how to work with various people and their personalities and styles is a great lesson.

Bridgit

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Bridgit,
I am overwhelmed by even reading all of the details.
I hope you were able to select a mentor that is really into what kind of a life you lead, and how to optimize that in all of your work.
I can understand now why most higher education instructors have their MFAs. You have helped me to respect this process much more. 
Please do keep us posted on all when you find those moments.

Jackie Lee

Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz	 

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Jackie,

Oh, I hope I can manage, smile.

In my MFA, you can do fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry or playwriting. I was the only creative nonfiction writer, but this semester, a new student is also CNF.

The program is low residency, so twice a year, we all meet for a two week writing conference. Faculty give lectures, we have writing workshops, there are student and faculty readings and general social activities. At residency, each student chooses a faculty mentor to work with for the semester. We have a couple of days to interview mentors then make our top selections. The rest of the semester is spent writing from home, working with your mentor either via email or phone or both. Every four weeks, you turn in a packet of creative writing and a critical paper (s). The creative writing for prose is 30 to 40 pages at least. The critical paper has to be 4 to 6 pages, or two smaller 2 to 3 page papers. You and your mentor create a reading list for the semester, and your critical papers are based off the books on your reading list. You do this every four weeks during the semester.

In your third semester, you continue creative writing, but in place of critical papers, you write a 40 page craft paper. During your fourth semester, you do creative writing and prepare a graduate lecture. Before graduating, you give a 40 minute lecture along with a 15 minute reading of your work.

It's nice working from home, but it's a pretty intense program.

Bridgit

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Bridgit,
Wow! Another one on the way. I would expect you to start giving us all a class in time and energy management before February.
Also, I hope at some time in the future, you will share the details of your MFA and the concentrations  within it.
My emotions will be with you as the months unfold.
Jackie Lee

Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz	 

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Jackie,

I've not been quite as active myself. I try to chime in from time-to-time though.

I'm in the middle of my second semester of grad school. I will graduate in January of 2018.

I'm also expecting my second child. I'm 17 weeks along now. The baby is due in February, smile.

Lots to keep me busy.

Bridgit

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Bridgit,
Thank you so much. Though I have not been active for some time, this poem was written about the blind, and after their publication is out at their next meeting, I will share it.
With my many submissions, I have never let the sponsors know I am blind. I know this has been a constant question with our list members. I have often wanted to scream it from my computer chair, but have resisted it so far.
With submissions at a halt for several months, perhaps I can again pay attention to the work submitted on this site. 
I am starting with a small group of writers who deal in other genres. I hope that may increase my efficacy in commenting on selections other than poetry.
You have been active. Are you near to completing your MFA? So exciting.
You still give of your time so effectively.
Jackie Lee

Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz	 

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Jackie,

Congrats, this is great news. What an accomplishment, thanks for sharing.

Bridgit

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Jackie, this is wonderful news. You still "have it,girl."  You are a National Treasure and I delight in knowing you as a friend and fellow writer.
Thank you so much for sharing your good (no, GREAT) news with us.  Love you, Lynda Lambert

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I hope this goes through. I skipped a few people I would like to know. Short term memory going!

Jackie Lee

Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz

From: Kathy Cotton [mailto:kalcotton at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 11:26 AM
To: jackieleepoet at cox.net
Subject: Your poem in the NFSPS Encore anthology

Hi, Jacqueline,

Your NFSPS 2016 winning poem is one of the top 150 chosen from more than
7,000 contest submissions! And it is one of the poems featured in the Encore Prize Poems 2016 anthology, available now on amazon.com <http://amazon.com/> .

This year, for the first time, we are making Encore available before the traditional attendee’s copy is released at the convention (June 29 - July 2, 2017, Fort Worth, Texas). For our debut year of early-release online sales, the price has been reduced to $13. Plus, Amazon currently has a free-shipping offer on book orders of $25 or more.

I hope you will take a moment to look at the latest Encore. Go to amazon.com <http://amazon.com/> ; type in, Encore Prize Poems 2016.

Kathy Cotton, Encore Editor
National Federation of State Poetry Societies

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