(L)imitations in Play

About this episode

Mason and Monica discuss the value of play in the composition classroom with colleagues Matt Hanson and Brett Evans.

In episode four, Mason and Monica talk with colleagues Matt Hanson and Brett Evans about the value of play in the composition classroom. To guide this discussion, we reference "The Art of Imitation" by J. Scott Shields and self-portrait poems from Edna St. Vincent Millay, Evie Shockley, Karisma Price, and Chen Chen.

People in this episode

Host: Monica Mankin

Guests: Mason, Matt Hanson, Brett Evans

Topics covered

• play in education
• composition classroom
• self-portrait poems
• imitation in art
• creative writing

Keywords

• play
• composition
• education
• self-portrait
• poetry
• imitation
• creative writing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Art of Imitation

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