I've gotten to the point where I'm always stressed and anxious about graduating, read: No practical skills aside from an ability to get people excited about themselves as artists and writers.
(I THINK thats practical?)
ALSO: being the disorganized moron that I am, I have so many things to get together in the next month. Its terrifying.
I'll begin posting frequently again soon...but right now I'm too anxious to even use this blog in the way I usually use it: forum for ranting and raving and posting things I'm interested in to DE-STRESS.
The funny thing is that, as someone who is single mindedly interested in pursuing poetry (and community building for poets via literary magazines and organized readings and workshopping) my advantages are bizarre. I have to focus on focusing myself to set up a life that allows me to write and get published and eventually edit/teach. I can do that anywhere...so for me its most important to choose a location that will make me happy: ie city. ie non-scary city. ie somewhere im somewhat familiar with.
this leaves me with two options, San Francisco or Denver. that narrows it down but also limits my job options= strength AND weakness.
the long term goal is to apply to an MFA program (creative writing program) and establish connections in the writing community. I hate making connections but I love being someone else's connection because I hate asking for help but love to give it: strength and weakness.
Long term goal the success of which resides on my willpower, singlemindedness, luck and my ability to charm people= strength and weakness.
its funny... again and again I find myself applying my general belief that a poet's best work will coalesce when ignoring strengths and focusing on honing weaknesses...(as the strengths naturally emmerge without masturbating them into overkill) to reality.
so maybe my editing and workshop skills are practical after all.
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