Oral epic poetry (The Illiad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, etc):
Walter J. Ong Orality and Literacy: “formulaic thinking” included fixed expressions, thematic plotting, mnemonic structures, updated to fit cultural needs.
In our forum, write a brief post in which you discuss 2 of the Memory Slam poems (not “loveletters”) and what the poets were trying to express with these generative works.
