Workshop Speaker
Billy Collins is Laughing at Our Lessons: Let’s Join Him
“What I am pointing out is that unless you are at home in the metaphor, unless you have had your proper poetical education in the metaphor, you are not safe anywhere” (Robert Frost).
“The Poet with the capital ‘P’ makes me itchy—makes my skin crawl” (Billy Collins).
Handling metaphors aptly and humbly produces strong thinking, writing, and teaching. We will consider this thesis together in our workshop through the insights of Robert Frost and Billy Collins, with particular emphasis on upper school course application.
Marcus Schwager is a husband and father of five who has taught for over twenty years and assists his father and brother in business. He is an adjunct professor in Camperdown, NSA’s low-residency MFA program. He serves on the board of St. Abraham’s, an ACCS K-12 academy in Aptos, CA. In the past, he served as an American English-style consultant for the poetic books and minor prophets in the Bibliotheca Bible project and wrote a handful of teaching guides for Canon Classics. Throughout his years, he has enjoyed poetry as a sharpening stone, tone teacher, and enduring delight.