Carmen Rodríguez holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in languages, literature and adult education.
In addition to educational publications, essays and articles, she is the award-winning author of a volume of poetry (a second one is forthcoming), a collection of short stories and two novels. Her work has been the subject of myriad reviews and critical studies and included in high school and university curricula.
During her extensive career as an educator, she has taught literature, languages, creative writing, cultural studies and teaching methodologies in a variety of settings, including colleges and universities.
Her work as a journalist comprises twenty-two years as Radio Canada International's correspondent in Vancouver and many more in print media. Carmen draws from all these experiences when providing services as a mentor and editor.
Carmen will be happy to provide mentoring services on a one-on one basis, or by working with small groups. In either case, the objective will be to encourage the development of each writer's
unique voice and craft.
When working with small groups, Carmen will use a workshop format – participants will read one another's writing ahead of time and offer their observations during meetings. Carmen will
facilitate the discussions and provide detailed feedback to each participant.
Spanish and English. Poetry and prose. All levels.
If you're working on short stories, a novel or a memoir, Carmen will help you with issues such as character development, structure and plot. As well, she will ensure that your story is not only well written, but also compelling.
If you're writing an article or essay, Carmen's experience as a journalist and professor will assist you in creating a piece that is concise, clear and effective.
Perhaps the biggest challenge to writing poetry is to convey the desired meaning by combining economic and layered language, imagery and rhythm. If you are a poet wanting to improve your craft, Carmen's background as a bilingual poet, in addition to her expertise as a music aficionado, will help you to do so.
Spanish and English.
Arianna
"Carmen's gentle and respectful approach is very helpful. I always felt comfortable sharing my writing with her, even though, at times, I knew it wasn't at my best. She's very knowledgeable and will give you clear feedback. I feel that my writing was vastly improved by working with her. Actually, I know that it was."
Clara
"When I found out about Carmen's bilingual work, I was both excited and weary because I had met other writers before who claimed to be bilingual but were sorely lacking in their knowledge of the two languages. Carmen is the real thing. I worked with her on a series of bilingual poems and felt totally satisfied with the result. Actually, I was able to have several of them published in journals. But Carme's gift does not end with her knowledge of English and Spanish. She's also a very perceptive editor and translator, so she will go beyond the mere "translation" process and help you to create and re-create your work in both languages."
Alex
"Carmen is any writer’s dream editor. Respectful, thorough and insightful, she will walk you through your text and open windows and doors to hidden issues and latent possibilities you would not have considered otherwise".
Nick
"Carmen was a very inspiring professor... In the way she teaches, you can tell she's passionate about writing and about helping students to become better writers... Also, i';s rare to find a course [at the university] that encourages free thinking and gives students room to be creative. This course did exactly that, which in the greater scheme of things truly helped my writing."
Roberto
Nick
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