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With Stories Like These

A collection of 4 posts

With Stories Like These, Who Needs Talent? Part IV: The Sadia Shepard Incident

With Stories Like These, Who Needs Talent? Part IV: The Sadia Shepard Incident

Many of their writers seem unable to conceive of life outside of a closed system controlled by a large bureaucracy.

Sandra Kotta 28 Mar 2018 · 16 min read

With Stories Like These, Who Needs Talent? Part III: The Spirit of the Age

With Stories Like These, Who Needs Talent? Part III: The Spirit of the Age

Lerner earned a BA in Political Science from Brown University, as well as an MFA in poetry from the same institution.

Sandra Kotta 25 Mar 2018 · 15 min read

With Stories Like These, Who Needs Talent? Part II: English as a Dead Language

With Stories Like These, Who Needs Talent? Part II: English as a Dead Language

It is hard to pinpoint when the traditional canon of English poetry began to disintegrate in educational institutions.

Sandra Kotta 20 Mar 2018 · 18 min read

With Stories Like These, Who Needs Talent? Part I: A Cautionary Tale for Writers

With Stories Like These, Who Needs Talent? Part I: A Cautionary Tale for Writers

Not merely in terms of what is published and circulated, but even with respect to the work that fledgling authors aspire to produce.

Sandra Kotta 19 Mar 2018 · 14 min read