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“The man was Frank McCourt, Stuyvesant’s venerated creative writing teacher.”
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“I knew while I was editing his essays that he was a singular talent—literary, profane, wise, cutting, and unique all at once.”
““Tom, you won’t believe what I just saw.”
“Even after I left teaching, we stayed close, and our lives continued to intersect.”
“Allon is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Cornell University, and Stuyvesant High School.”
“Two years later, I heeded his advice and “got out” to pursue my dream of a journalism career.”
“I left Stuyvesant because I was offered a job as Editor of a new weekly newspaper covering the West Side of Manhattan.”
“Thus began the most rewarding mentorship and friendship that I’ve ever had.”
“A few days after his first essay appeared in print, an excited Frank called me from a phone booth on East Ninth Street, near the pub.”
“Two weeks later, a new monthly column by Frank McCourt, called “Forays,” appeared in The West Side Spirit .”
“Most creative one doesn’t have to do homework for two weeks.” After Frank passed away in 2008, The New York Times posted his lengthy obituary online.”
“Literary Hub » “Get Out.” Advice on Teaching High School From the Late, Great Frank McCourt Literary Hub Craft and Criticism Literary Criticism Craft and Advice In Conversation On Translation Fiction and Poetry Short Story From the Novel Poem News and Culture History Science Politics Biography Memoir Food Technology Bookstores and Libraries Film and TV Travel Music Art and Photography The Hub Style Design Sports Become A Member Lit Hub Radio The Lit Hub Podcast Awakeners Fiction/Non/Fiction The Critic and Her Publics Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast Memoir Nation Beyond the Page First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing Thresholds The Cosmic Library Culture Schlock Reading Lists Reading Challenge Book Marks Best Reviewed Books CrimeReads True Crime The Daily Thrill Log In Craft and Criticism Fiction and Poetry News and Culture Lit Hub Radio Reading Lists Reading Challenge Book Marks CrimeReads Log In “Get Out.” Advice on Teaching High School From the Late, Great Frank McCourt Tom Allon on His Enduring Friendship with the Beloved Irish Memoirist Via Abrams Tom Allon September 9, 2026 On my second day as a rookie English teacher at my alma mater, Stuyvesant High School, I walked down the fourth floor hallway on my way to class.”
“After Frank’s searing memoir captured the minds of millions around the planet and he won numerous awards, I would gleefully watch his well-earned fame.”
“Coming to New York penniless, he worked odd jobs to survive before embarking on a high school teaching career of two decades before he wrote one of the most beloved books of the late 20th century, Angela’s Ashes .”
“They live in Dumbo, Brooklyn, and East Moriches, Long Island.”
““Until he wrote Angela’s Ashes , that was Frank’s best-read piece of writing,” I’d deadpan, as the whole audience broke into laughter.”
“In 2008, as a publisher and education activist, I was given the opportunity to help create a new public high school on West 83rd Street with local Council member Gale Brewer, a West Side legend.”
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“__________________________________ Sez I to Myself: The Collected Essays of Frank & Malachy McCourt edited by Tom and Jonah Allon is available from Abrams.”