I know that the point of this article is to get us thinking about how writing can effect the lives of all people, even the homeless, but I found myself sympathizing with the fact that these people are homeless and cannot eat when they want to. In the beginning of the article when it talks about the men who go through the line three or four times, I felt myself wanting to help these people find ways to take care of themselves, not to want to write.
I did, however, enjoy the part when the author named some of the people who have participated in the writing workshop, and what they wrote about. It is interesting to see the points of view of people who are in these types of situations. I think that having someone who has had success with one of these workshops would be a great speaker for students! Looking at how going from almost nothing to having great success would be a good motivator for students.
I did like his proven topics. I really wish he would have shared more of those. I think that we could have used more of his expertise, but very little of the article dealt with writing workshops or instruction!
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