by Deborah Quinn | Nov 13, 2013 | Books, Education, language, NaBloPoMo, reading, teaching, writing
I spent about six weeks this semester teaching and talking about poetry with my students. Almost to a person, they started the term with “eh…I don’t much like poetry,” and “I don’t get poetry,” and “what the hell is...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 27, 2012 | environment, expat, NaBloPoMo, Politics, UAE, Uncategorized, urban nature
Abu Dhabi, the city, is a bit like Manhattan, in that technically it’s an island, but it’s easy to forget that fact when you’re wandering in the maze of skyscrapers and multi-lane roads. Where Manhattan has New York Harbor, Abu Dhabi has the Arabian...
