http://therumpus.net/2009/10/funny-women-3-q-%e2%80%9cwhat-will-you-do-with-an-mfa-in-poetry%e2%80%9d/ Books, Music, Movies, Art, Politics, Sex, Other Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:44:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://therumpus.net/2009/10/funny-women-3-q-%e2%80%9cwhat-will-you-do-with-an-mfa-in-poetry%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-11955 Margaret Michelle Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:53:25 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=34044#comment-11955 I've been looking for a business plan for after I graduate with my MFA in poetry-- thank you so much for outlining yours! It's always good to have a sample text to work from. Besides, in this bad economy, MFAs are soon going to be as valuable as MBAs. More so. They come with clever wordplay. Which we all know people will pay big money for. And yeah, I blog a little...and sometimes write some poetry. I’ve been looking for a business plan for after I graduate with my MFA in poetry– thank you so much for outlining yours! It’s always good to have a sample text to work from. Besides, in this bad economy, MFAs are soon going to be as valuable as MBAs. More so. They come with clever wordplay. Which we all know people will pay big money for. And yeah, I blog a little…and sometimes write some poetry.

]]> http://therumpus.net/2009/10/funny-women-3-q-%e2%80%9cwhat-will-you-do-with-an-mfa-in-poetry%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-10231 Alison Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:47:34 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=34044#comment-10231 Your answer was illuminating and added to the stockpiled evidence I have that MFAs in Poetry are more serviceable than MFAs in Fiction. We aren't trained in multiple interpretations, nor are we very good at thinking on our feet. -Alison, MFA fiction candidate, LSU Your answer was illuminating and added to the stockpiled evidence I have that MFAs in Poetry are more serviceable than MFAs in Fiction. We aren’t trained in multiple interpretations, nor are we very good at thinking on our feet.
-Alison, MFA fiction candidate, LSU

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