Our Sweet Sixteen: Help Us Determine the Best Writin’ School in the Land

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Once again it is time to scientifically determine the best writing school in the country.  This year’s seeding is based on last year’s results.  Can Vermont defend its title?  Stay tuned.

We ask that you leave your vote on the comments page of this post.  Only one vote per person per school this round please.  But if you like you can vote for two schools, yours and another.  This next round of voting will determine the final 2!  Because how long can we really keep this up?

 

LAST YEAR’S RESULT’s

1. Vermont College: 192

2. Bama: 64

3. Ohio State: 51
 
4. McNeese: 44
 
5. Goddard: 43 (a spate of late votes would have made G number 3, but…..)
 
6. George Mason: 35
 
7. UNCW: 23
 
8. Ashland: 22
 
9. SDSU: 21
 
10. Virginia Tech: 15
 
11. Arizona State: 13
 
12. BGSU: 9
 
13. New School: 7
 
14. Arizona: 7
 
15. Iowa: 7
 
16.  Penn State RIP: 5

 

 

 

 



  1. Forrest Anderson writes:
  2. J Bruce writes:

    McNeese, Cinderella no more…

  3. Lynn Wallace writes:

    Penn State (doesn’t need one, two, or three exclamation marks . . . go get a tattoo or something: Maybe get “God” and realize you can’t stand the pain, so you stop there.)

  4. Lori writes:
  5. Chris Sovie writes:
  6. Amy writes:

    Go Goddard – esp. the Port Townsend WA campus!

  7. Diana writes:

    Stony Brook Southampton, y’all!

  8. Pam writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts. A magical place that changed not only my writing but my life.

  9. Mayra writes:
  10. Erica McCreedy writes:

    McNeese all the way!

  11. naynay writes:

    I vote for McNeese 🙂

  12. Daniel writes:
  13. Patrice writes:

    It’s Goddard for me.

  14. Deborah Brevoort writes:

    Goddard, of course.

  15. JTG writes:

    McNeese State. Go Pokes!

  16. Deborah Brevoort writes:

    No doubt about it: GODDARD!!!!

  17. Jeremy Billingsley writes:

    Goddard College

  18. CHM writes:

    Goddard. ‘Nuff said.

  19. Michelle writes:

    McNeese, of course, the true home of yearning.

  20. Sarah writes:
  21. Kathleen Powers writes:

    Stony Brook Southampton and Stony Brook Manhattan!

  22. Marilyn writes:

    McNeese, for sure!!

  23. Erin Kelly writes:

    McNeese! Great value, great program.

  24. John writes:

    Completely unbiased: McNeese.

  25. Mary writes:
  26. Juliana Caldwell writes:

    Goddard, of course!!!!!

  27. Jennifer writes:

    GODDARD!!!! No question about it!

  28. Brit Washburn writes:

    Goddard, obviously!

  29. BE writes:
  30. Christopher Lowe writes:
  31. Kim R writes:

    Why, The Ohio State University, of course.

  32. Jay writes:
  33. Scott writes:

    McNeese going all the way this year!

  34. Allison writes:

    Goddard all the way!

  35. Colin writes:

    Alabama, of course.

  36. Dr. Tom Schimpf writes:

    Another vote for Goddard

  37. Jane Fraytet writes:

    Goddard College has the best writing program.

  38. Jean Hazelton writes:

    Stony Brook Southampton and Stony Brook Manhattan!!!

  39. J0e writes:

    Goddard, definitely.

  40. dan spaeth writes:

    It’s all about the pleasure afforded by fine writing, poetry is meant to be enjoyed. To be fun.
    Some peeps take verse way to seriously. It’s way too distant from mainstream America. Not accessible like cute animal pics or America’s Funniest Videos. I mean, heck, limericks can be such a hoot. Haiku: so beauteous. Great facebook quotes make me think, but Doggerel makes me wag my tail.
    Lighten up, versifiers, join the real world. Live, love, laugh and be happy.

  41. Emily writes:
  42. Victor Giannini writes:

    Stony Brook Southampton and Stony Brook Manhattan !!!!

  43. Randy Michael Signor writes:

    Bowling Green State University

  44. nik d writes:
  45. Erin Konrad writes:

    Goddard, for sure!

  46. Rebecca writes:
  47. Robin Oliveira writes:

    Vermont College of Fine Arts!

  48. Justin Alvarez writes:

    Simple: Goddard.

  49. Christine Maxfield Ponder writes:

    Goddard!!!! And Goddard!

  50. Sean Alberto Elmei writes:

    Go Goddard Go!