Week 6: Poetry and Music

Tuesday, September 22

• In class: (Zoom)
  • Lecture and discussion of sound in poetry.
• Homework:
  • Write a brief (1 paragraph) metrical and sound analysis of a song you like. Post in Google Classroom, along with a link to the song.

Thursday, September 24

• In class: (Zoom)
  • Discussion of songs
  • Lecture and discussion of recorded poetry
    • PennSound and poetry recordings
    • Library of Congress Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature
    • YouTube:
      • The Last Poets
      • Ursula Rucker
• Homework:
  • Work on you essays! They’re due on Tuesday, September 29.