Week 1: Poetry, Media, Technology

Monday, August 14

  • Class does not meet today: see startup post and complete assignment (below).
  • Assignment
    • In our Facebook Group, share a poem (directly or as a link) that you enjoy and persuade us all to read it in 1-2 sentences. (Example: What is so cool about it? Why would we want to click on the link or read the poem in your post? Sell us on the poem!)
    • Post this before August 15 (you have until midnight!)
    • Before class on Wednesday, August 16 visit our Facebook Group and read 3 of the most compelling poems shared, leaving a brief (or extensive) comment on the poem.
    • Conversations are encouraged!

Wednesday, August 16

  • In class:
    • Syllabus review and introduction to the course.
    • Brief lecture on poetry, media, and technology.
  • Assignment:
    • Explore Poetry Out Loud
    • Choose a poem from this listing, and share the link to it in our Facebook Group, along with a brief (2-3 sentences) reaction to the poem, no later than noon on Thursday.
    • Read and comment on 1-2 of your classmates’ shared poems before class.

Friday, August 18

  • In class:
    • Discussion of shared poems.
    • Brief lecture on orality, literacy, and memory.
  • Assignment:
    • Memorize the poem you chose from Poetry Out Loud and prepare to perform it in class on Monday, August 21.

 

By Leonardo Flores

Professor Leonardo Flores is Chair of the English Department at Appalachian State University. He taught at the English Department at University of Puerto Rico: Mayagüez Campus from 1994 to 2019. He is President of the Electronic Literature Organization. He was the 2012-2013 Fulbright Scholar in Digital Culture at the University of Bergen in Norway. His research areas are electronic literature and its preservation via criticism, documentation, and digital archives. He is the creator of a scholarly blogging project titled I ♥ E-Poetry, co-editor of the Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 3, and has a Spanish language e-lit column in 80 Grados. He is currently co-editing the first Anthology of Latin American Electronic Literature. For more information on his current work, visit leonardoflores.net.