tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855802737317865685.post1950055511729625766..comments2024-02-24T15:58:56.712-08:00Comments on The Good Typist: Working LifeKristen McHenryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467256747399406710noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855802737317865685.post-51988117842944561792011-08-14T02:59:13.035-07:002011-08-14T02:59:13.035-07:00Much of this resonates strongly with me, Kristen. ...Much of this resonates strongly with me, Kristen. Oddly, even though I've been retired for two years, the self-ascribed identity of 'poet' over 'teacher' still feels absurdly wrong. Food for thought here.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855802737317865685.post-40357379235684063432011-08-09T18:40:35.254-07:002011-08-09T18:40:35.254-07:00Thank you, risaden! I do think that the right sort...Thank you, risaden! I do think that the right sort of job can provide material for our writing, and that there can be a way integrate our working life and our artistic life; it's just been very hard for me to master personally. But we'll see how it goes :)<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Kristen McHenryhttp://thegoodtypist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855802737317865685.post-3152677116023325752011-08-06T17:28:19.618-07:002011-08-06T17:28:19.618-07:00There is such a tension for writers with jobs that...There is such a tension for writers with jobs that don't support our writing, or get in the way of it, or otherwise create confusion in our identity and make demands on our time. And yet you are so right to see that they are can be a large part of our "material" for writing. I am so happy to know that you have a job that you are excited about and have a chapbook coming out. Lots of good stuff.Risa Denenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157041687549002339noreply@blogger.com