Tall, dramatic, Lithuanian, and utterly hilarious, Mrs. McGann was everybody's favorite teacher. She made a regular practice of issuing impossibly difficult assignments for the first week of school to weed out those unable or unwilling to work at a rigorous college level. We knew the twelfth grade AP English curriculum, but never could predict how she would deliver each lesson. From choreographed classroom sword fights to riddle-writing, Mrs. McGann kept us on our toes. We adored her.

What's that you say? The holiday season is in full swing and you need something stimulating to work on before you sink into a sick-of-cheesy-songs-in-the-supermarket, blinded-by-tacky-yard-decorations, chocolate-induced seasonal slump? Well then, it's a good thing you're reading my blog. Choose an image from T.S. Eliot's poem "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock" and illustrate it through art, audio, video, or any other creative medium.