Alita l
Subscriber since: August 2008
Location:
Wesst Chester,
PA
About Me
I have lived near Philadelphia since 1992 when, at age 60 I got a)my Ph.D. and b)a tenure track position at Penn State (Brandywine Campus, nr Philly). At 65 I got tenure..an at 75 I've just retired but still teach a class (French) and classes with trips abroad in a Foreign Experience course that I initiated. For 20 years I've published poetry and translations in the U.K. (I'm from Yorkshire), under the name C.A.de Lomellini (which was my name once).I've been married to Alec Kelley (former chemistry professor and atomic scientist)since 1970. I lived in Yorkshire 18 years, Peru 17 years, Arizona 22 years and Pennsylvania 16 years. I have two (Peruvian)daughters who live in Nevada and the Netherlands.
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Favorite Word:
wallowAlec (my husband) says I use it frequently in my poetry! I didn't realize that I did so until he pointed it out and I checked. I must have something going for woodnotes wild, I guess. I don't use it all that much!
Favorite Quote:
"pero cenemos Inez si te parece, primero"
- Baltasar de Alcazar
Favorite Topics:
Books:
2009 National Book Awards
November 20, 2009
Author Bitten By Multiple Octopuses
November 13, 2009
November 13, 2009
Business writing:
A Nasty Bit of Corporate Speak
August 6, 2009
August 6, 2009
Business Buzzwords to Avoid
July 30, 2009
Fun:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collecting Collective Nouns
November 13, 2009
How to write:
The Art of Phrasing
October 8, 2009
Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009
Language arts:
How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009
The Magic of Three: Teaching Students about "Triplets"
October 28, 2009
Poetry:
Design, Then and Now
August 3, 2009
August 3, 2009
Students:
The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
Nicholas Rushlow's Favorite Words (and a Killer Spelling Bee)
October 16, 2009
Visual Thesaurus:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
The Visual Thesaurus and The New York Times Team Up for Learning
October 29, 2009
Words:
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year: "Admonish"
November 20, 2009
Proscribe with Caution
November 18, 2009
November 18, 2009
Writing:
How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009
The Magic of Three: Teaching Students about "Triplets"
October 28, 2009
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