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How Can We Tutor Poetry?

When I talk to other tutors about helping writers with poetry, I’m usually met with one of two, opposing reactions: total excitement and curiosity, or extreme intimidation.…

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Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

Finding Inspiration for Creative Writing: Poetry Version

For a lot people, creative writing is a daunting task, but I’m part of the population that finds fun and excitement in writing something original. At the…

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Scrawl Radio

Poetry Slam (Scrawl S13 E07)

Hello Scrawl Nation! For this week’s one-of-a-kind episode, we hosted a live poetry slam. With the help of Hannah Lee as guest and moderator for the slam,…

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ScrawlS11E12 Crook and Folly

Good morning Scrawl Nation! Last Friday, Stephanie Klein from DePaul’s literary magazine, Crook and Folly, joined us to talk about writing and editing for a lit-mag!

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Scrawl Radio

It’s Time for Rhyme (Scrawl S11 E05)

Hello dearest Scrawl Nation! This week, following last week’s terrifying Horror writing episode, we decided to talk about a particular type of writing that is very popular…

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Love Stinks (Scrawl S9 E5)

Hello Scrawl Nation! For this week’s episode, Scrawl featured insights from Chris Green, who is a faculty member and professor at DePaul’s English Department. In honor of…

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Writing about Writing

Beautiful Lines

I’d rather not think about what this says about the world, but nearly a month later the universe is still abuzz with talk of Miley Cyrus and…

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Writing about Writing

Pass that Hater-ade!

I realize I’m really late to the party on this one, but just as Sam discussed last week, it’s healthy to knock your idols down a few…

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Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

Why We Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Poetry Tutorials

“I want to look at a poem I’ve been working on.”  My writer uttered these words at the beginning of a tutorial last week, and the phrase…

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

National Poetry Month: Only Iron Men Rust in the Rain

Today’s poem in celebration of the end of this year’s National Poetry Month in April is a beautiful short poem called “Rain” by the Iranian poet Ali Abdolrezaei…