One of the ways that students are able to both enhance and showcase their creative writing skills is by taking creative writing classes at Lebanon Valley College. In fact, Creative Writing has been added as a major and minor concentration within the English department. On campus, a creative writing club called The Draft regularly holds meetings to discuss ways to improve submitted student fiction and poetry in a workshop setting. Junior Mike Cripps serves as the President of the club and is a Creative Writing major.
Cripps has a special interest in poetry, and he submits some of the poems he writes to online literary journals for publication. As common to all writers, Cripps receives some rejection letters. However, after recently submitting a poem titled “Song to Walt Whitman,” Cripps received word of acceptance.
“When I found out that I was getting published, I was ecstatic,” Cripps said. “It’s been an amazing experience, and I couldn’t be happier.”
The poem’s first draft was formed during a creative writing class last spring at Lebanon Valley College, and has endured many changes and multiple drafts since.
“It’s a poem about writing a poem,” Cripps explains. “It’s about comparisons between Annville and my hometown, and between my family and my inspirations for writing.”
Note: If interested in submitting any creative writing to an online journal, I recommend exploring the website called Poets & Writers. In addition to a plethora of literary magazines and journals to browse, there are also writing contests and helpful tools for creative writers.
Cripps has a special interest in poetry, and he submits some of the poems he writes to online literary journals for publication. As common to all writers, Cripps receives some rejection letters. However, after recently submitting a poem titled “Song to Walt Whitman,” Cripps received word of acceptance.
“When I found out that I was getting published, I was ecstatic,” Cripps said. “It’s been an amazing experience, and I couldn’t be happier.”
The poem’s first draft was formed during a creative writing class last spring at Lebanon Valley College, and has endured many changes and multiple drafts since.
“It’s a poem about writing a poem,” Cripps explains. “It’s about comparisons between Annville and my hometown, and between my family and my inspirations for writing.”
Note: If interested in submitting any creative writing to an online journal, I recommend exploring the website called Poets & Writers. In addition to a plethora of literary magazines and journals to browse, there are also writing contests and helpful tools for creative writers.
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