ENG 1141: Introduction to Creative Writing

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February 17, 2021

McSweeneys: Selections from a Sestina Series

Here are examples of some fun, contemporary sestinas from the lively  website, McSweeneys Internet Tendency. 

The entire column on sestinas is here. Read through the titles, which are fun, and read those that appeal to you: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/columns/sestinas

From these, I suggest the following for ideas:

A sestina about waiting for the subway in New York City:
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sestina-for-the-q-train

Sestina for the Working Mother 
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sestina-for-the-working-mother

Sestina about Spring Break (as we thought about spring break pre-COVID 19)
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/spring-break-sestina

Text message sestina
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wtf-sestina

A sestina written by a nine-year old
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/get-to-school-a-sestina

From the fiction writer Rick Moody “Radio” appeared in McSweeneys before being picked up by Best American Poetry:
https://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2008/08/radio-sestina-b.html

Article by Jennifer Sears / Lecture Notes, Poetry

Professor Jennifer Sears-Pigliucci

Email: jsears@citytech.cuny.edu
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Note on Materials

The materials on this page are readings and lecture materials for Professor Sears’ ENG 1141 course. If you are my student, see the links on our specific class site for assignments. You will not be expected to read everything listed here, but feel free to scroll around and get inspired!

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