Week 1: Poetry and Memory

Monday, August 17

  • Read Committed to Memory
  • Join our Facebook Group
  • Choose one poem and post a link to it in our Facebook Group. Avoid duplicating poems.
  • Memorize the poem and be prepared to perform it on Wednesday, August 19.

Wednesday, August 19

  • Poetry performances

Friday, August 21

  • Poetry performances

By Leonardo Flores

Professor Leonardo Flores is Chair of the English Department at Appalachian State University. His research areas are electronic literature, with a focus on e-poetry, digital writing, and the history and strategic growth of the field. He’s known for I ♥ E-Poetry, the Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 3, “Third Generation Electronic Literature” and the Antología Lit(e)Lat, Volume 1. He is a member of the MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on AI and Writing. For more information on his current work, visit leonardoflores.net.