Tea Time with Sue | Season 2 Episode 8 | Jamie D'Agostino

In this episode President Sue Thomas welcomed Jamie D’Agostino, professor of English.

Now in his 16th year at Truman, Jamie is known for his creative writing courses where some of his unique techniques for sparking creativity have even found their way into the JBA classes he teaches to middle school students in the summer.

Jamie discusses how he likes to venture into nature to find inspiration for his own work, including a rural cemetery he visited once, but had trouble finding a second time. He recently published his second full-length collection of poetry, “The Goldfinch Caution Tapes,” which won the Anthony Hecht Prize. It is available from Amazon and Weywiser Press.

During the conversation, Jamie shares his love for his hometown team the Chicago Bears, as well as how a few white lies and the illegal use of a radio station promotional van led to him being the first person in Chicago to drink Cherry Coke when the beverage was reintroduced in the 1980s.

[claireedmonds]

One of my favorite professors I ever had at Truman! You made our Truman week class (Creative Writing) one I will always remember and look back fondly on. Thanks for everything, Jamie! 😊