Category Archives: Writing

Fragments of Evolving Manhood: The “Cunt Poem” Challenge

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Trigger warning for a brief mention of sexual violence. I have not posted a Fragments of Evolving Manhood piece on a long while, mostly because my attention has been focused elsewhere, but I have been working these past couple of … Continue reading →

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The Teller of Tales is Reviewed by Aria Fani on Tehran Bureau

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Aria Fani has published on Tehran Bureau a review of my book, The Teller of Tales, which is a translation of the first five stories of Shahnameh, The Book of Kings, also known as the Persian (or Iranian) national epic. … Continue reading →

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Rambling, Because Rambling Is About All I Can Manage Right Now

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

So I am sitting here in my bedroom, pillows propping my back up against the headboard, and I know I should be grading papers, specifically the sheaf of revised introductions written by my developmental writing students that is waiting for … Continue reading →

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I am a Translator of Classical Iranian Poetry. Or Maybe I’m Not.

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

So I found out yesterday that I was not elected secretary of my union. I ran not because I was eager to get into union work per se, but because there is serious work that needs to be done on … Continue reading →

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Clarion West Write-a-thon 2011

Posted on June 13, 2011 by the angry black woman

Newer readers of this blog may not be aware that, in addition to being angry and black and female, I also write fiction. Science fiction and fantasy, in particular. Several years ago I attended a 6-week intensive writing workshop called Clarion West, which is an organization that brings together promising new writers with amazing and […]

Clarion West Write-a-thon 2011 — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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Clarion West Write-a-thon 2011

Posted on June 13, 2011 by the angry black woman

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Newer readers of this blog may not be aware that, in addition to being angry and black and female, I also write fiction. Science fiction and fantasy, in particular. Several years ago I attended a 6-week intensive writing workshop called Clarion West, which is an organization that brings together promising new writers with amazing and […]

Clarion West Write-a-thon 2011 — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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Family Politics Suck 2: The Difficulty of Fictionalized Autobiography

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I’m teaching a class in playwriting this semester and yesterday I introduced my students to David Ball’s definition of action. This is from his book Backwards & Forwards: “Action occurs when something happens that makes or permits something else to happen.” … Continue reading →

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