tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025604544818731051.post8466213159318333823..comments2023-06-02T06:59:10.539-07:00Comments on Daisy Girl Press: Dr. Elaine SmokewoodAshlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138123668599180033noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025604544818731051.post-7371145380112860482011-04-12T08:19:53.187-07:002011-04-12T08:19:53.187-07:00Thank you so much for sharing, Hsiuchi. She is sti...Thank you so much for sharing, Hsiuchi. She is still very much missed.Ashlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138123668599180033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025604544818731051.post-60472260173570395702011-04-12T07:53:09.348-07:002011-04-12T07:53:09.348-07:00Hi Ashly,
We don't know each other, but I was...Hi Ashly,<br /><br />We don't know each other, but I was one of Dr. Smokewood's students in 1997, and I probably was the first Asian student under her instruction in MLA.<br />Like Stephen van Scoyoc, I have thought about her everyday since 1997, and I e-mailed her once to invite her to come visit me in Taiwan. Later on, I read th related reports of her disease, and I prayed everyday that I may see her again. I was very shock when I learned about her death from internet...not as lucky as Stephen, I wasn't able to have some more treasure time with her after I graduated and returned to my country. I still keep the reading list she gave me in 1997 for my assertation, and I shall keep it forever and read those books again and again. I will remember the warm tone and tender voice she talked. She is the best teacher I've ever had.老教https://www.blogger.com/profile/00258897686488078880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025604544818731051.post-11667928415725210122011-02-03T08:46:03.729-08:002011-02-03T08:46:03.729-08:00This is beautiful. Reading about this person that ...This is beautiful. Reading about this person that had such a life changing impact on your heart gave me the chills. And it made me thoughtful towards those that have done the same for me. Thanks for sharing.Erin Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118049762556099068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025604544818731051.post-20141042825802665272011-01-15T13:19:58.101-08:002011-01-15T13:19:58.101-08:00I was also a student of Dr. Smokewood, and also bl...I was also a student of Dr. Smokewood, and also blogged about her recently. I took three classes with her, and developed an email correspondence with her over the last few months as I was making the decision to change from a masters in philosophy to a masters in English. She also got her Phd at the university I currently attend. <br /><br />In her last email, she explained that she was too sick to keep up our correspondence anymore. It wasn't until then that I realized that I had never heard her voice, never even seen her in person. I was in the seminar class she taught with the camera and in two other classes she taught online. She was so empathetic and caring, and so attentive to her students. I was privileged recently to share a few words with her doctoral advisor yesterday, who is still on faculty here. He let me know that she had made a profound impact upon her professors, as well. I'm glad to have found your blog, and so many others who knew Dr. Smokewood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025604544818731051.post-83105434834747588692011-01-15T08:56:30.982-08:002011-01-15T08:56:30.982-08:00Hi Ashly. After I wrote the letter on my blog, I d...Hi Ashly. After I wrote the letter on my blog, I did a search and found your blog. I have also been touched by coming across things written about Dr. Smokewood by her former students. I love reading everyone's experience because it feels like reading my own. There is definitely a community of love, intellect, and sentiment with her at the heart.BrieAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937713737325460840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025604544818731051.post-29398775590941237562011-01-13T18:42:31.676-08:002011-01-13T18:42:31.676-08:00Thanks, guys. It's not enough to simply say s...Thanks, guys. It's not enough to simply say she's the best. But she was.Ashlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138123668599180033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025604544818731051.post-71045258602292116882011-01-13T16:53:16.013-08:002011-01-13T16:53:16.013-08:00Like you, Elaine was perhaps the single most impor...Like you, Elaine was perhaps the single most important influence during my Masters at OCU. We had a tempestuous relationship during our time together, most likely because we were both passionate about literature and writing. I did get a chance to tell her how important she was to me and the emails we shared the past few months are treasured. Elaine had an impact that few of us will ever have on the lives of others. I have thought about her every day since 1997 and will continue to think about her.Stephen van Scoyoc (London)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025604544818731051.post-86522347745920774382011-01-13T15:31:45.626-08:002011-01-13T15:31:45.626-08:00Ashly,
I don't know you, But I did know Dr. S...Ashly,<br /><br />I don't know you, But I did know Dr. Smokewood. I was her student at OCU from 1996-2000. There was no finer lady in the world. <br /><br />She "changed the game" for me as well. The way she spoke about literature and poetry and writing and all of it made me look at myself and the world in a whole new way.<br /><br />I regret that I never told her that when I had the chance.John Beardhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1043608015noreply@blogger.com