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Hopefully the places I applied to start soon. I'm excited to know.

Ah exciting. Hopefully you hear back sooner rather than later

Ah got it. Sorry about that.

where did you apply this time?

Here's to hoping you get that fully funded program. Also, it's possible to get fully funded at NYU. Here's to that as well.

If syracuse gave out acceptances this week, that'd be the dream. The sooner the better imo.

Devastating that his little girl also passed.

https://thebluenib.com/a-poor-imitation-american-dirt-and-misrepresentations-of-mexico/ This is a great article regarding American Dirt. It seems like she really missed the mark.

Thanks for the information. I'm reading the articles now and understanding why my LatinX brothers and sisters are so upset. That's very true. Being a minority doesn't mean you're automatically open minded, empathetic etc. on every issue.

Holy smokes, I hadn't seen that (I deleted twitter). That's super messed up. Thanks for illuminating me.

Thanks for all of the information. I'll look up Billy Collins as well. And I hope that dream becomes a reality.

I just started reading poetry last year and I can't say I understand poetry per se, but I enjoy it and have tried my hand at writing it. My favorite poet so far is Terrance Hayes but I also enjoy Natasha Trethewey, Mary Karr, Ada Limon and many others. I guess I'm writing all of this to ask the poets out there, what makes a poem good in your eyes?

saw it before I decided to deactivate my twitter along with all other social media (except this and youtube). They were digging into that author. Haven't read her book so Idk how much of it is deserved but I feel like people enjoy mob mentality and pouncing in groups. Some places I saw constructive criticism though.

If I had the money, I'd probably have applied to 12+ as well. And hopefully you make it into your dream school

Where'd you apply (if I'm allowed to ask)?

sheesh, i'm starting to get more excited for your decision than my own.

lol. guess i can wait then

Idk if anyone here likes Jesmyn Ward (terrific writer imo) but here she talks about her experience writing. It's very interesting and shows how hard work, patience and resilience benefit writers. Start at 8:38. Fyi she got an MFA at university of michigan

oh that's awesome. I thought we would have to wait until February. Hopefully they alert people this week then.

based on last years results, syracuse should start sending their letters out mid february. If we both get in syracuse we can CELEBRATE!!!! Fiction odds are crazy low though. We'll see.

btw there are more results posted in case anyone missed it

No matter what happens I just want to say y'all are a nice group of people. Thanks for that.

Go for it. Try not to be too hard on yourself. If you feel you could do better, simply try to write something better. No pressure. Good luck.

I think "family" is a very serious topic and is a world issue since it applies to nearly everyone on Earth. You shouldn't worry about your subject matter, it's great. I love family stuff.

Would it be too intrusive to ask what kinds of themes your writing touches on? That spam call story...lol. That's happened to me while job hunting.