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81    <cite>TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses</cite> (<span class="pubdate"><span class="date-display-single">2007</span></span>)  </section>
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84  <p>A comparative literature article that applies Slavoj Zizek&#8217;s psychoanalytic theory to William Heyen&#8217;s poetry collection <em>Crazy Horse in Stillness</em> and uses the fruits of this comparison to illuminate the treatment of sentimentality in contemporary creative writing&nbsp;pedagogy.</p>
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106    <cite>Cirque: A Literary Journal for the North Pacific Rim</cite> (<span class="pubdate"><span class="date-display-single">2013</span></span>)  </section>
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109  <p>A visit to Tucson from the perspective of a love-starved Alaskan. Originally recorded for <em>Broad Perspectives Radio</em> on <span class="caps">KXCI</span> 91.3 <span class="caps">FM</span> by Quynn Elizabeth in&nbsp;2007.</p>
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