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David Hopkins is an essayist and comic book writer. His work includes Karma Incorporated, Emily Edison, Astronaut Dad, an adaptation of Antigone, plus regular contributions to D Magazine, Quick, and the Smart Pop Series. For the past twelve years, he's taught English and Creative Writing at Martin High School. David lives in Arlington, Texas with his wife April, his daughter Kennedy, and his dog Berkeley.


A 2009 New Yorker piece written by Louis Menand (“Show or Tell: Should creative writing be taught?”) has a cynical and comical view of creative writing programs.


Creative writing programs are designed on the theory that students who have never published a poem can teach other students who have never published a poem how to write a publishable poem. The fruit of the theory is the writing worksho...

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Published on May 16, 2013 09:43
Average rating: 3.77 · 80 ratings · 18 reviews · 52 distinct works · Similar authors
Emily Edison: Volume 1
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3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2006
Astronaut Dad, Vol. 1
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2007
Karma Incorporated Vol.1: P...
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2007
Astronaut Dad
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011
The Routledge Anthology of ...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994 — 4 editions
Exploding the Myths of Scho...
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013
Transported Beyond The Seas
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Reading Paradise Lost
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Rethinking Teacher Education
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0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions
School Improvement for Real
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions
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