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- Jaimy Gordon, professor of creative writing at Western Michigan University, and author of "She drove without stopping" and the underground fantasy classic, "Shamp of the city-solo", reads from her novel in progress, "Lord of misrule". She explains the horse racing and track setting of the novel, its premise and characters. Gordon answers questions about how her writing technique, writing about familiar things and her own experiences working at the track as a young woman. She recommends working before going to graduate school, suggesting that it gives young writers something to write about. Gordon is introduced by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jaimy Gordon, professor of creative writing at Western Michigan University, talks about her recent writings and and future projects. She describes writing the underground fantasy classic "Shamp of the City-Solo", a semi-autobiographical novel, and what influenced her. Gordon also talks about how she writes and where she finds material and describes the influences in her latest novel "Bogeywoman". Gordon says that she feels constrained by poetry as an art form, but desires to write lyrical poems. Gordon is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jaimy Gordon, professor of creative writing at Western Michigan University, and author of "She drove without stopping" and the underground fantasy classic, "Shamp of the city-solo", reads from her novel in progress, "Lord of misrule". She explains the horse racing and track setting of the novel, its premise and characters. Gordon answers questions about how her writing technique, writing about familiar things and her own experiences working at the track as a young woman. She recommends working before going to graduate school, suggesting that it gives young writers something to write about. Gordon is introduced by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jaimy Gordon, professor of creative writing at Western Michigan University, talks about her recent writings and and future projects. She describes writing the underground fantasy classic "Shamp of the City-Solo", a semi-autobiographical novel, and what influenced her. Gordon also talks about how she writes and where she finds material and describes the influences in her latest novel "Bogeywoman". Gordon says that she feels constrained by poetry as an art form, but desires to write lyrical poems. Gordon is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection