Our SAWPsi members had a phone conversation with Peter Elbow today! He discussed his latest work Vernacular Eloquence, reminding us that talking is writing. He emphasized that we have to read aloud our writing, that sharing our pieces is one of the most important parts. We have to hear it, fiddle with the words in our mouths a little. It was thrilling to talk to him.
I started to think of some ideas about a professional piece on evaluating writing. I've been working on this a little so far this summer. I interviewed a few teachers in SAWP about rubrics and checklists. Elbow still uses contracts. He stated that "student grading is the most challenging and causes the most problems in teaching." Amen.
We're sending him a copy of our anthology. Peter Elbow may read one of my pieces!

Now, I'm baking my Peter Elbow macaroni Kugel for our literary-themed dishes for tomorrow's Visitors' Day. Get it? Elbow macaroni!!

Parting is such sweet sorrow. I can't believe tomorrow's the last day.