tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post4305108291187218370..comments2023-11-12T13:22:30.358+01:00Comments on andrewjshields: Jazz and Health, Poetry and HealthAndrew Shieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-11314936319756650922008-02-23T22:13:00.000+01:002008-02-23T22:13:00.000+01:00Didn't seem snippy to me!Full disclosure: I don't ...Didn't seem snippy to me!<BR/><BR/>Full disclosure: I don't have an MFA either! :-)Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-9079131600605267732008-02-23T22:08:00.000+01:002008-02-23T22:08:00.000+01:00(Full disclosure: I don't have an MFA; I realized ...(Full disclosure: I don't have an MFA; I realized that bit could have seemed snippy.)Joannie Stangelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006768246992875405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-38908625160857098562008-02-23T10:22:00.000+01:002008-02-23T10:22:00.000+01:00Clearly, Universal Health Care is the way to go!I ...Clearly, Universal Health Care is the way to go!<BR/><BR/>I guess the larger point is that the critique of poets-who-teach-creative-writing does not take the larger social context into account.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-52592514579502383412008-02-22T00:12:00.000+01:002008-02-22T00:12:00.000+01:00Alas, are there enough teaching jobs to provide he...Alas, are there enough teaching jobs to provide health insurance for <I>all</I> the poets? And what about those poor souls who don't have MFAs?<BR/><BR/>Universal health care seems like the better bet. And then, there's always the day job, even though it tends to sap a lot out of the day.Joannie Stangelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006768246992875405noreply@blogger.com