tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post239864351771788238..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: The Magic Of Stephen King: A Sympathetic Character Is Dealt A Crushing Blow They Eventually OvercomeKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-78045089450578066992013-01-25T12:26:01.042-08:002013-01-25T12:26:01.042-08:00Possibly! He does use the word "poetry" ...Possibly! He does use the word "poetry" a few times in On Writing (I'm searching though my ebook copy as I type this) and he does write:<br /><br />"I took my fair share of English Lit classes in my two remaining years at Lisbon, and my fair share of composition, fiction and poetry classes in college ..."<br /><br />Ah yes! Here it is:<br /><br />"We met when we were Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-76677755210710572882013-01-25T09:50:31.778-08:002013-01-25T09:50:31.778-08:00Poetry... am I mistaken, or in On Writing, didn...Poetry... am I mistaken, or in On Writing, didn't King say he met Tabitha in a poetry class?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819007402832897515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-71618022441503179182013-01-23T19:53:31.092-08:002013-01-23T19:53:31.092-08:00Thanks Jazz! Stephen King is one of my all time fa...Thanks Jazz! Stephen King is one of my all time favorite authors and I hoped I wasn't seeing things, or imposing my view on the text. I appreciate your comment. :)Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-40602172459013458612013-01-23T19:35:00.875-08:002013-01-23T19:35:00.875-08:00Yes, that is a pattern. Good call. It holds for a ...Yes, that is a pattern. Good call. It holds for a lot of the books I like, although they are gentler and kinder to the characters (although the death count may be the same) than King.<br /><br />Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259337171636340867noreply@blogger.com