CUNY Academic Commons | Ryan Tofil | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/rtofil/activity/ Activity feed for Ryan Tofil. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 903b9c776cd118304207cac039abfd0a Ryan Tofil wrote a new post on the site Approaches to Life Writing, Fall 2013 http://lifewriting.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/12/12/self-reflection-in-life-writing/ Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:59:45 -0500 I was fascinated and pleased with the wide array or life writing pieces we explored in class.  I felt everyone’s understanding and reactions to the pieces to be intriguing.  Through this course I continue to see […]

]]> fa889e4618d42eb6682323520ca92afd Ryan Tofil wrote a new post on the site Approaches to Life Writing, Fall 2013 http://lifewriting.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/12/09/life-writing-the-sandford-meisner-technique/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 17:20:25 -0500 As a teacher of the Sanford Meisner Technique, part of the process of studying the craft of acting requires the actor to write a personal monologue from one’s life.  The point of the exercise is to write something […]

]]> 0891b982d38b2384e7afd8a2103ab5dd Ryan Tofil wrote a new post on the site Approaches to Life Writing, Fall 2013 http://lifewriting.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/21/340/ Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:03:37 -0500 Thumbnail

]]> 3519e44c70cd5e7c40fa318bdf0de743 Ryan Tofil commented on the post, The one that got away, on the site Approaches to Life Writing, Fall 2013 http://lifewriting.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/19/the-one-that-got-away/#comment-2465 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:36:17 -0500 Love your response to the book. Looking forward to tonight’s discussion

]]> b391c005f5c4c89dc5ac352af50aebf3 Ryan Tofil wrote a new post on the site Approaches to Life Writing, Fall 2013 http://lifewriting.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/17/discussion-questions-for-mark-dotys-heavens-coast/ Sun, 17 Nov 2013 22:48:23 -0500 1) On the back of the book is included a line from the Washington Post Book World that says: “Doty is a gifted poet whose books have won numerous prizes, but even his considerable reputation could not have […]

]]> b5327fbd6a89d2155b6a5ad75e4a6758 Ryan Tofil wrote a new post on the site Approaches to Life Writing, Fall 2013 http://lifewriting.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/11/13/suggested-reading-to-go-along-with-mark-dotys-heavens-coast/ Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:16:27 -0500 The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion

From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a […]

]]> 3b9036690037c647da583f17a90ba76c Ryan Tofil commented on the post, Woolf Discussion Questions (September 12), on the site Approaches to Life Writing, Fall 2013 https://lifewriting.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/09/03/woolf-discussion-questions-september-12/#comment-14 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 23:04:10 -0400 Love what you had to say in “Fun Finish.” Makes me want to see the movie. Also makes Woolf even more profound to me–the language she used when she wrote.

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