@article{Leggo_2018, title={In Defense of Clichés: Life Writing as Iteration and Interrogation}, volume={11}, url={https://www.learninglandscapes.ca/index.php/learnland/article/view/960}, DOI={10.36510/learnland.v11i2.960}, abstractNote={<p class="p1">For over 30 years I have been committed to theorizing, interrogating, and practicing life writing as an&nbsp;academic, pedagogical, and curricular discipline. In my life writing I often write what one reviewer called&nbsp;“clichés of the heart.” I wonder what is wrong with clichés. Why are so many people so ready to criticize&nbsp;others for clichés? In an effort to address these kinds of concerns and questions, I offer 13 poetic,&nbsp;narrative, and citational ruminations in defense of clichés. I am eager to understand how clichés are&nbsp;connected to writing about life and learning how to live informed by writing.</p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={LEARNing Landscapes}, author={Leggo, Carl}, year={2018}, month={Jul.}, pages={241-256} }