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swamp-witch
About
 Pen name: swamp-witch Positions: advocate, guide, member, workshop leaders Location: Swampland by the sea, North Carolina Member for 5 years 3 months
About me:
I am a twenty-six year old PhD student at ECU. I got my BA in English with a concentration in Literary Studies and a minor in German at UNCW in 2015. I got my MA in English with a concentration in Multicultural Literature at East Carolina University in May 2018. My favorite novel is Shelley’s Frankenstein and my favorite short story is Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-paper”. I'm not sure what my favorite poem is, but one of my favorite poets is Gwendolyn Brooks. My interests mainly lie in the genres of horror, science fiction, and mystery. I like to study the Victorian era, mythology and folklore, gothic writing, gender studies, and the German-speaking world. I have a blog where I post about education, literature, and more: kelsey-burroughs.weebly.com. There you can find links to my Pinterest, YouTube, and other sites where I horde creative ideas, talk about nerdy stuff, and share home movies of my family. I also use my Neopoet blog for educational and inspiration material. You might know me as Kelsey or Beau.
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Recent work
| Created | Updated | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2019 | 23 Apr 2019 | Blog entry | How to Give Substantive Feedback without "Critique" |
| 10 Jul 2018 | 10 Jul 2018 | poem | Literary Devices Sample Poem [Critique Workshop] |
| 21 Jun 2018 | 21 Jun 2018 | poem | Syntax Sample Poem [Critique Workshop] |
| 12 Jun 2018 | 12 Jun 2018 | Blog entry | Upcoming Critique Workshop |
| 12 Jun 2018 | 12 Apr 2019 | Workshop | The Great, Big, All-Inclusive Critique Workshop |
| 6 Jun 2018 | 6 Jun 2018 | Blog entry | Critiquing Imagery, Literary Devices, and Syntax |
| 5 Jun 2018 | 5 Jun 2018 | Blog entry | Pauses and How to Signal Them |
| 4 Jun 2018 | 4 Jun 2018 | Blog entry | Sorry for my Absence |
| 26 Apr 2018 | 26 Apr 2018 | poem | Unfinished and Untitled |
| 25 Apr 2018 | 25 Apr 2018 | Blog entry | I'm Broadcasting Live in 20 Minutes |
Contribution to community resources
| Type | Resource | Review |
|---|---|---|
| General writing advice | Critiquing Word Efficiency, Flow, and Content | Critiquing Word Efficiency, Flow, and Content |
| Navigating & using Neopoet | Neopoet Formatting Explained (Re-Posted) | Neopoet Formatting Explained |
| Literary devices | Efficiency and Extravagance | Efficiency and Extravagance |
| General writing advice | Further Reading on Poetry (A Resource Compilation) | Further Reading on Poetry (A Resource Compilation) |
| General writing advice | Another Poetry Resource | Kelsey on Pinterest |
| General writing advice | Responding to Poetry like Students | Responding to Poetry like Students |
| General writing advice | Ideas for How to Phrase Constructive Comments | Ideas for How to Phrase Constructive Comments |
| Literary devices | Image in Poetry | Image in Poetry |
| General writing advice | Poetry Writing For Beginners | Poetry Writing For Beginners |
| General writing advice | "The Poet's Revisions" from XJ Kennedy's Introduction to Poetry, 1966. | "The Poet's Revisions" |
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