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 Read “Poetic Function of Language”… Continue reading Week 1: Poetry and Memory
Fall 2015 Startup
Welcome to the Fall 2015 season of Introduction to Poetry, produced and directed by Prof. Leonardo Flores. This course blog has served previous seasons of the course, as can be seen in the posts below, but as with shows like American Horror Story, this semester the course has been completely reinvented. This semester we will… Continue reading Fall 2015 Startup
End of Semester Survival Guide
As we wrap up the course, there are a few things we need to take care of: Assignment Self-Evaluation Write a 1-2 paragraph self-evaluation of your assignment work in the class, taking into consideration the following questions: Did you do all the assignments? Did you do them thoroughly and on time? How well did you… Continue reading End of Semester Survival Guide
Electronic Poetry
Here’s a 1-page printable PDF of the document.
Essay #2: Contextual Analysis of a Poem
Description For this essay, you must select a poem from our textbook that has not been discussed thoroughly in class. In addition to performing detailed analyses of your chosen poem, this essay assignment will require you to do some research and analysis outside of the poem—specifically on the poet’s life and poetics (influences, style, goals)—to… Continue reading Essay #2: Contextual Analysis of a Poem
Week 15: Poetry in Context
Monday, November 18 – Tuesday classes meet Wednesday, November 20 Continue presentations Friday, November 22 Chapter 11: Literary Tradition as Context
Week 14: Poetry in Context
Monday, November 11 -Holiday – no class Wednesday, November 13 Read Chapter 9 (303-338) Friday, November 15 Brief Presentations (5 minutes) Reading of your assigned poem. Talk about relevant contexts. Explain what the context contributes to the poem.
Week 13: The Whole Poem
Monday, November 4 Review for Exam #2 Wednesday, November 6 Read Chapter 8: The Whole Text (pg. 290) Friday, November 8 Exam #2
Week 12: External Form
Monday, October 28 Read “Stanza Forms” (274-289) Wednesday, October 30 Friday, November 1 Visit UbuWeb: Historical and explore concrete poetry.
Bonus Opportunities
Here are two opportunities to earn some bonus points in the class: Attend my talk on electronic literature, today 2:00-3:30 pm in Celis 008. Play Type:Rider In both cases, you should write a posting with a 200-word reaction to the talk and/or game on the courses’ Facebook Page.