{"id":5946,"date":"2019-05-18T09:51:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T13:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=5946"},"modified":"2025-08-22T19:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:28:21","slug":"breaking-boards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2019\/05\/18\/breaking-boards\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Boards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5947\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/05\/Pat-Karpen-reads-her-piece-Breaking-Boards..jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5947\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5947\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/05\/Pat-Karpen-reads-her-piece-Breaking-Boards.-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/05\/Pat-Karpen-reads-her-piece-Breaking-Boards.-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/05\/Pat-Karpen-reads-her-piece-Breaking-Boards.-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/05\/Pat-Karpen-reads-her-piece-Breaking-Boards.-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pat Karpen reads her piece, Breaking Boards.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A hushed crowd listens as Pat Karpen reads through the literary nonfiction story she\u2019s been writing since the new year.\u00a0 With her classmates, the group shares stories from their lives, emotionally telling stories that allow viewers to connect with the authors on a personal level.\u00a0 \u201cLiterary nonfiction uses the tools and techniques from fiction and poetry to create stories,\u201d Deborah Hodgkins, the group\u2019s teacher and mentor, said.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This demonstration showed some of UMPI\u2019s most experienced writers.\u00a0\u00a0 A love story, \u201cHe Brings Me Chocolates,\u201d by Abby Boyce, allows you a peak into the romance she shares with her fianc\u00e9.\u00a0 You can\u2019t help but grin as she describes the bond between lovers and lessons learned finding each other.<\/p>\n<p>Then Jordan Haddad\u2019s, \u201cCars Can\u2019t Cross Oceans\u201d beautifully portrays the hunger to explore an unknown world.\u00a0 It\u2019s a story flooded with concrete images.\u00a0 All are able to relate to unfortunate sides of reality faced as an adult.\u00a0 Jordan eloquently describes the thoughts she had while facing this realization.\u00a0 \u201cI could go many more places when the world was a fraction of the size it is now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A cultural experience for many at UMPI occurred when Manish Pandey read his story entitled, \u201cTime, Space and How We Walk Through It.\u201d\u00a0 He speaks of a friendship left behind in Katmandu, Nepal.\u00a0 Though raised in a very different culture, Manish in his story reflects the unities among all friendships. \u00a0It\u2019s a story about how time affects relationships, regardless of nationality.<\/p>\n<p>The final reading by Pat Karpen was an emotional story of triumph and self-appreciation.\u00a0 The metaphor \u201cbreaking boards\u201d represents all the trials one faces from birth to death.\u00a0 By relating these trials to tai kwon do practices, she paints a vivid picture with her words.\u00a0 With each challenge bested, a board is broken.\u00a0 The story was easy to relate to, read with passion and encourages you to find love in yourself by breaking boards.<\/p>\n<p>Attending these readings brings you closer to your classmates and, at times, yourself.\u00a0 The shared experiences of your peers allow you to feel more comfortable in your own skin, while appreciating the artists of UMPI\u2019s student body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hushed crowd listens as Pat Karpen reads through the literary nonfiction story she\u2019s been writing since the new year.\u00a0 With her classmates, the group shares stories from their lives, emotionally telling stories that allow viewers to connect with the authors on a personal level.\u00a0 \u201cLiterary nonfiction uses the tools and techniques from fiction and 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