My Friend's Got This Problem, Mr. Candler (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mel Glenn
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Dramatic monologue, Young adult literature
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Adolescence, Teenagers, Dreams, Listening, Students or student life, High schools or high school students
“I’m here/Like always.” Thus closes Mel Glenn's 1991 collection of interrelated poems. The lines are spoken by the overworked, if infinitely patient, high school guidance counselor, Mark Candler. It is Friday afternoon. Just as Mr. Candler is about to close the office for the week—and take his car in for a muffler repair and himself to the dentist—a student has appeared at his doorway, and the dedicated Mr. Candler quietly understands that his own errands, indeed his own life, must wait a bit. Here is another student whose crisis deserves airing, whose voice deserves to be...
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