Hi Everyone,

Thanks for your great poems. I enjoyed reading all of them! For Tuesday, please make sure to bring a draft of your first essay (typed or handwritten). The more you write by Tuesday, the better your final draft will be. So write as much as you can.

Also, take a break at some point between today and Tuesday afternoon and read Elif Batuman’s personal essay “Cover Story.” It shouldn’t take you more than 15-20 minutes to read. And it is quite good. I mostly want you to read it for inspiration. We’ll take about it briefly in class but you do not have to bring it to class (unless you want to). Thanks and have a great weekend!