--- James Rovira <jrovira@drew.edu> wrote:
> John, you should go back and read my post about two posts back. If
> they're a waste of time, they still managed to turn out quite a few
> pulitzer prize winners, a nobel prize winner or two, and people like
> Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, John Irving...
That means nothing, as far as I'm concerned. I've got a friend who went
to Iowa, a very talented friend who studied poetry under Jorie Graham and
just managed to win a big prize that means publication by Random House.
His opinion? All an MFA does is give you time to develop your craft. The
great writers were great before they got in there, and the MFA didn't make
the bad ones good. Even at Iowa, the Holy Grail of writing schools.
Best,
Cecilia.
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