I've been a fan of Davy's for almost a decade and I took the opportunity in this sort of "trial semester" of my AP teaching to present his work for academic considerations. When we read essays from his memoir collection, My Heart Is An Idiot, our class was definitely struck by his narrative style but we started to wonder if the events that he wrote about truly happened. So we collaborated on an email that used rhetorical methods that we've studied and sent it to him. After a couple of weeks he replied and we emailed back and forth, setting up a Skype date.
It was really great to connect him with my students so they could ask him questions about his work and process. Each of them came up with their own very thoughtful questions. It was also a personal thrill for me to be able to speak with him myself and to bring some perspective to the Frontier community about what it means to work hard and get outside of our comfort zone. According to Davy, it takes spontaneity, dedication, and being willing to "say yes."
I recorded the whole session (~45 minutes). It is too big to upload here, but if anyone would like to see it, I can make it available.
Check out Davy's work here:
My Heart is an Idiot Book http://www.
Medora Documentary http://www.MedoraFilm.com
Washington II Washington http
This American Life http://www.thisamericanlife.
21 Balloons Productions http://21balloons.com/
JUNE 2014 Fun Link:
My Heart Is An Idiot—Santa Monica Pier
"The Saw of literature."
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