Reading and Writing from Literature

Have you ever been asked to.

• analyze a short story - and not known what to write ?
• interpret a poem - and had no idea where to start ?
• take part in a class discussion of literature - and not known what to say ?

John Schwiebert (Ph. D., University of Minnesota) is Associate Professor of English at Weber State University, where he teaches a variety of courses in writing and literature. He is the author of The Frailest Leaves: Whitman's Poetic Technique and Style in the Short Poem and co-editor with Chris Anson of Writing Across the Curriculum: An Annotated Bibliography. He has given numerous workshops and presentations on journal writing, creativity, and intertexuality.