Nathaniel Mackey

I have an undying love for workshops!! Well...maybe not an undying love, but definitely an appreciation. They're refreshing. Whether it is something like the Shakespeare workshop or having a speaker where we can ask questions in a smaller setting, it feels like so much more of a connection. Given that the last class I was well enough to attend (gah! sickness!) was the day of our workshop with the Shakespeare representatives, and our next class is with Nathaniel Mackey, that is what I have been thinking about. I feel like such person to person interactions allow for greater understanding than impersonal reading. If someone writes an explanation as to why they did something, it doesn't give quite as clear an image...because an audience can ask questions that the speaker or presenter did not necessarily consider, and thus the answer is considered more seriously, and an explanation is provided that the presenter might not have otherwise thought to explain. Anyway. I'm excited. And excited to be back in class. Plus, workshops coming up!! And those are always AWESOME.