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Monday, August 22 In class: Introductions Course overview Poetry and Materiality “Why I Am Not a Painter” by Frank O’Hara “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas “Elegy for Three Astronauts” by Mary Ellen Solt “Strings” by Dan Waber Assignment: Read the first and third chapters in Orality and Literacy: The… Continue reading Week 1: The Materials of Poetry

Thursday, August 29 In class: The Music of Poetry – lecture and discussion Assignment: In The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, read “Scansion” “Trimeter” “Tetrameter” “Pentameter” Read “Listening” (the whole chapter) in Singing School. Perform a metrical analysis of a poem from “Listening” in Singing School. Post in our discussion group.

Tuesday, August 20 In class: Introductions Course overview Poetry and Materiality “Why I Am Not a Painter” by Frank O’Hara “On Painting the Sistine Chapel” by Michaelangelo, trans. by Gail Mazur “Strings” by Dan Waber “Elegy for Three Astronauts” by Mary Ellen Solt “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas Assignment:… Continue reading Week 1: The Materials of Poetry

This course blog is a space in which I will be posting readings, assignments, and other course materials for my English 3740: Studies in Poetry class this Fall 2019 semester. So take the opportunity to explore this space. You’ll see a link to the course syllabus, course outline, AsULearn, and other important information for the… Continue reading Hello ASU Students!

Monday, December 18 In class Taroko Gorge and its Remixes Assignment Read and Explore Genre: Bot Wednesday, December 20 In class ELIZA ELC3 Bot Collection Assignment Explore The Electronic Literature Collection (Volumes 1-3) Read one work of your choice, share it in our Facebook Group and write a 1-paragraph response to it. This is due… Continue reading Week 12: Generative Poetry