HI David,

yes, i remember Danielle. We're fine at that amount (250, plus a meal).

Cathy brought Norman into the picture last week. I'm guessing that she thought Susana Gardner could not carry a full evening. I'm less sure about that, especially as Susana will present on Dusie press too. I'd prefer to devote an evening to her work overall. Otherwise  i'm not sure what the thinking is/was . but FWIW Norman hasn't given a reading at Miami since i've been there. So, i'm not opposed to it. SInce she's written that he's aware we are cash-lite i would prefer if he read next year though, personally. Especially since at least some students do get to hear him via S(W)OP. 

Again, fwiw, i would far rather that us CW poet profs understood each other to be basically resources in common between Xavier and UC and Miami; but that's probably too utopian for others. I'd read for nothing. It's not about money, for me, it's about diversity of practices and inclusive community.

Let's take Danielle, in any case, and together with Susana and Matt that's our poetry events for the spring semester. There'll be plenty plenty else going on, what with Oxmag and Hybrid Forms and a welter of powerful fiction readers in the house.

Looking forwards to all of that,


cris



On Dec 3, 2012, at 12:10 PM, Schloss, David Mr. wrote:

> Dear cris,
> 
> I haven't promised her anything in particular, but guess $200-250 as a professional minimum. I'll be including her book in my 651 syllabus next semester. And didn't bother inviting Henri Cole, at OSU, who's also on it: too expensive. Or Jim Cummins, who's already read here in the past...
> 
> I did mention Deulen last year after she was hired at UC, and we put it off till this year.  I think she was discussed and part of this year's funding previously determined at a meeting last spring. I was aiming for February, but she's not free then: 10-12 other readings that month, it seems.
> 
> Norman F., again?! He's read here at least 3 times, hasn't he? I'm not complaining, I like Norman, and he's so near, but is this another full-fledged reading I don't remember hearing about before? The spring seems to be always full of late additions while our money's running out. It's almost predictable. I can foresee a time when our funding will be cut, so the top MU salaries can be raised a bit more.
> 
> The Model Business Model  
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> ________________________________________
> From: Miami University Creative Writing Faculty [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cheek, Christopher F. Dr. [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 10:59 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Danielle Deulen
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> in some ways i wish i knew much more about how our money is dwindling but i've been, somewhat deliberately, playing coy with Rachel. I'm not sure what you've offered / promised Danielle? You can b/c me to that effect if that feels less like prying on my part.
> 
> I think we'll be okay . but we're closer to the knuckle than i'd like on the poetry side . . especially if we bring Norman Finkelstein into the mix. It's a pity we could not get Susana and Danielle into the same slot in retrospect.
> 
> cris
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 3, 2012, at 10:49 AM, Cathy Wagner wrote:
> 
> Hi David, I haven't checked the Humanities calendar but I see no
> conflicts otherwise. Not sure status of funding but cris will know.
> 
> Cathy
> 
> On Dec 3, 2012, at 9:29 AM, "Schloss, David Mr." <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> 
> Dear Friends,
> 
> Following up an earlier response to Eric's email, I'm proposing a DD reading on Weds Jan 30 or Th Jan 31, a week after Orner's if that's ok. I think we had that funded? No extra expenses necessary, except maybe a meal?
> 
> David