Testimonials
“Prepare yourselves. Felicia is changing the world.”
— Kendra Greene, University of Texas-Dallas
“This is a teaching book like no other, an emotional labor, beautifully and unflinchingly written. Felicia’s essaying and invigorating pedagogy light the path to new and better classroom practices. Her book joins a conversation we must have if the writing classroom is to become a site of justice, reckoning, and repair—which is exactly what our students deserve. My teaching intellect is still racing to catch up.”
— Heal McKnight, Humboldt State University
“People, this book is REALLY good. Essential reading for those of us who teach creative writing. I’m already seeing things that I’ve been trying in a haphazard and intuitive way to implement get systematized and contextualized. It’s exciting to think about teaching workshop again.”
— Matthew Zapruder, Saint Mary’s College of California
“When we discussed this book in class, a white male student said that for him, it was like finally being included in a conversation that he always knew was taking place behind closed doors but that he couldn’t participate in because he is part of the problem.”
— Stephanie Elizondo Griest, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
“Felicia's methodology gets far below the surface tactics that too often pass for inclusionary practices, proposing a workshop that truly centers each student's aspirations and experiences as a writer and human.”
— Sara Jaffe, Reed College
“The insight, techniques, and inspiration Felicia offers have opened a floodgate of change in my teaching. I'm having the best pedagogical experiences this semester. Just within the first few weeks of class, I heard on different occasions from students of color how comfortable they felt creating and sharing work in class. I'm so grateful.”
— Amy Benson, Rhodes College
“I cried in the first chapter. I feel seen! Thank you from the bottom of my Boricua heart for writing this book. It should be required for every damn MFA program in the country.”
— Sarah González, Mil Mundos Bookstore
“Felicia offered clear instructions for running the kind of student-led workshop I had envisioned in theory but always struggled to consistently put into practice. She left me with a deeper commitment to decentralizing my workshop. Her approach puts the student in the driver’s seat throughout peer review of their work, allowing them to create their own writing goals...encouraging students to bring their own life expertise and acquired knowledge to the table.”
— Nelly Rosario, Williams College