{"id":11464,"date":"2014-01-02T18:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T22:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/?page_id=11464"},"modified":"2014-03-31T12:16:27","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T16:16:27","slug":"conversations-mcnair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/conversations-mcnair\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversations About Poems-in-Progress – Wesley McNair"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following conversations about poems-in-progress are organized chronologically by letter under each poem title. Each link leads to a letter in which Hall and McNair critique and discuss potential improvements and edits to the poem in question.<\/p>\n

\n

<\/strong>The Poetic License<\/span>
\nOctober 12, 1977<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n February 26, 1978 (pp.4-5)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Beggars<\/span>
\nMarch 18, 1978<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nApril 11, 1978<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Memory of North Sutton<\/span>
\nApril 4, 1978<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n February 26, 1978 (pp.4-5)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Driving Poem (Trees that Pass Us in Our Cars) & Old Trees<\/span>
\nAugust 24, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nAugust 29, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nAugust 31, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 3, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 25, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nFebruary 27, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Thin Man<\/span>
\nSeptember 12, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 17, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 19, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 21, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 25, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Hair on Television<\/span>
\nSeptember 19, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 21, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 25, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 4, 1979<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 31, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n November 7, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n November 12, 1980 (1)<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n November 12, 1980 (2)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Fat Enter Heaven<\/span>
\nJanuary 21, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJanuary 28, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Fat People of the Old Days<\/span>
\nJuly 28, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJuly 31, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nAugust 1, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nAugust 8, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 8, 1981<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Retarded Children Play Baseball<\/span>
\nAugust 30, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nAugust 30, 1980 (2)<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 3, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 5, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 8, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 10, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The People Upstairs<\/span>
\nSeptember 9, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 11, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 13, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nNovember 16, 1981<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Waving Goodbye<\/span>
\nSeptember 28, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 6, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 11, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Where I Live<\/span>
\nNovember 12, 1980 (1)<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nNovember 17, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nNovember 24, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Thugs of Old Comics<\/span>
\nNovember 18, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A Dream of Herman<\/span>
\nDecember 9, 1980<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJanuary 17, 1981 (footnote)<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJanuary 24, 1981<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJanuary 27, 1981<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 8, 1981<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Mina Bell’s Cows<\/span>
\nNovember 16, 1981<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nNovember 23, 1981<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

To My Father<\/span>
\nMarch 25, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nMarch 31, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Longing of the Feet<\/span>
\nApril 2, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nMay 28, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJune 3, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

My Brother in the Revolving Doors<\/span>
\nApril 2, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nMay 28, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJune 3, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJune 18, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Before People<\/span>
\nMay 28, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJune 3, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nNovember 25, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n November 28, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

When Paul Flew Away<\/span>
\nJune 18, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJune 19, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 11, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nFebruary 14, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Big Cars<\/span>
\nSeptember 20, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 23, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 30, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Mute<\/span>
\nSeptember 20, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 23, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 30, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Ice Retreats in Sutton (After the Ice)<\/span>
\nSeptember 25, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 29, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 1, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 4, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 11, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 13, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nOctober 14, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Minister’s Death<\/span>
\nOctober 31, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nNovember 3, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nNovember 6, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wish<\/span>
\nDecember 3, 1982<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nDecember 6, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

What the Slaughtered Animals Could Not Find (Killing the Animals)<\/span>
\nJanuary 16, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJanuary 18, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJanuary 24, 1982<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Portuguese Dictionary<\/span>
\nApril 6, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n April 7, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n April 11, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n May 16, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Faith Healer<\/span>
\nJuly 8, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n August 12, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n October 7, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Remembering Aprons<\/span>
\nAugust 21, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Last Time Shorty Towers Fetched the Cows<\/span>
\nSeptember 25, 1983<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n February 16, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Jack Cooch<\/span>
\nJanuary 16, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n January 18, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Shooting<\/span>
\nMarch 6, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nMarch 13, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nMarch 18, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nApril 10, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nApril 16, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nMay 6, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Seeing Cooch<\/span>
\nJune 11, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Name<\/span>
\nJuly 23, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nJuly 25, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

What It Is<\/span>
\nAugust 8, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nAugust 14, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nAugust 16, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Perley Hunt Walking<\/span>
\nSeptember 16, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 20, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 24, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nSeptember 27, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A Traveler’s Advisory<\/span>
\nDecember 28, 1984<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

\n <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following conversations about poems-in-progress are organized chronologically by letter under each poem title. Each link leads to a letter in which Hall and McNair critique and discuss potential improvements and edits to the poem in question. The Poetic License October 12, 1977 February 26, 1978 (pp.4-5) Beggars March 18, 1978 April 11, 1978 Memory […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2341,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11464"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2341"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11464"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11811,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11464\/revisions\/11811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/copycscmcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}