Wednesday Writing Assignment
I’ve been writing a lot of marketing copy lately. It’s recalling fond memories of an persuasive essay assignment Ann & I did together in high school. As “Gail” and “Lily” (or some other such names), we held a faux Tupperware party in our English class. (Ann has since written a charming poem, which I believe was inspired by our Tupperware sales days.)
Your assignment, therefore, is to sell something to the rest of us.
posted by kStyle @ 10:13 AM
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Dear Sir or Madam,
Enclosed please find my proposed manuscript, Death and Hermeneutics in the Poetry of Mathilda Deagancourt, which I am submitting for your consideration. I have worked on it for the better part of nine years, and I believe it makes an important contribution to the study of critical theory and vague, jargon-laden pronouncements.
In addition to its discussion of more than five dozen poems by Ms. Deagencourt, the manuscript offers the first-ever analysis of writings heretofore uncovered. Most of these were unearthed during my search of the poet's garbage, and include shopping lists, to-do lists, and assorted post-it notes containing phone numbers and the like. I should think this would greatly enhance the book's marketability and sales potential, and I would look forward to a media tour that might include the New York Times, NPR, and Oprah Winfrey's book club.
Please respond at your convenience, but do so soon, as I am up for tenure and need your approval by next Thursday. I am giving you a chance to get in on the ground floor of the most signficant development in the field in decades.
Sincerely yours,
Deena Trager
Assistant Professor
Department of English
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