Monday, November 27 In class Essay #1 proposals Midterm Exam review: “[I heard a Fly buzz- when I died-]“ Lecture on speaker, tone, situation, and setting Assignment Study for the Midterm Exam on Wednesday, November 29 Wednesday, November 22 In class: Midterm Exam Friday, December 1 In class:
Month: November 2017
Week 8: Closed and Open Form
Monday, November 20 In class Lecture on Closed Form, Sonnet, Sestina, Villanelle, Haiku, and the Oulipo Villanelle “Do not go gentle into that good night“ Dylan Thomas reading the poem. Haiku Famous haiku by Matsuo Basho Old Pond haiku translations Basho’s Frogger @HaikuD2 The Oulipo “Cent mille milliards de poémes“ N+7 Generator Snowball – “Liminal… Continue reading Week 8: Closed and Open Form
Week 7: Structure and Form
Monday, November 13 In class Finish discussion of Concrete Poetry and introduce internal and external structure. Discuss assigned poems. Assignment In the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, read entries on Stanza and Structure. Wednesday, November 15 In class Lecture on Stanza and Structure. Assignment In the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, read entries… Continue reading Week 7: Structure and Form
Week 6: Writing Sound
Monday, November 6 In class Discuss Sound Poetry Assignment In the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, read entries on Prose, Verse, and Enjambment. Wednesday, November 8 In class Lecture on Prose, Verse, Enjambment, etc. Assignment In the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, read entries on Visual Poetry, Concrete Poetry. Friday, November 10 In… Continue reading Week 6: Writing Sound