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:
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
Week 5: Play
Monday, October 30 In class Catching up “Para que llegue la palabra“ Sound analysis assignment Details. Turn it in in this shared folder no later than noon on Monday, November 6. Assignment Annotate and identify the use of sound devices in “The Windhover” by Gerard Manley Hopkins (Handout). Wednesday, November 1 In class Review of… Continue reading Week 5: Play
Week 4: Articulatory Acrobatics
Monday, September 11 In class: Lecture on the sounds of poetry. Assignment: Read The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, “Alliteration,” “Consonance” and “Alliteration.” In our Facebook Group, share an excerpt from a poem or song that makes use of alliteration, assonance, consonance, and/or onomatopoeia, explaining its contribution to the poem/song. This is due on… Continue reading Week 4: Articulatory Acrobatics
Week 3: Rhyme, Rhythm, Meter, Cadence
Monday, August 28 In class: Lecture on the sounds of poetry & rhyme Assignment: Read The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, “Rhyme,” “Rhythm” and “Meter,” Share an excerpt from a song or poem that has a catchy rhythm or rhyme. Bring 100 Best Loved Poems to class Wednesday, August 30 In class: Discussion of… Continue reading Week 3: Rhyme, Rhythm, Meter, Cadence
Week 2: Poetry as a Technology
Monday, August 21 In class: poetry performances Assignment: Read “The Art of Immemorability” by Charles Bernstein Wednesday, August 23 In class: poetry performances Discuss “The Art of Immemorability” by Charles Bernstein Assignment: Read: Jacobson’s concept of the Functions of Language. Read “The Poetic Function of Language” in the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. Friday,… Continue reading Week 2: Poetry as a Technology
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… Continue reading Week 1: Poetry, Media, Technology
Fall 2017 Startup
Welcome to Introduction to Poetry! My goal with this course is to empower you with the critical vocabulary and analytical techniques you need to increase the profit and pleasure you derive from reading poetry. We will read some wonderful poetry and examine and discuss it from a variety of artistic, critical, cultural, and media perspectives.… Continue reading Fall 2017 Startup