Why We Don't Rely On Wikipedia, Reason #100098

Click here for an article that discusses the dangers of Modern "research."

Take A Guided Tour Of Chicago Poetry

Download the mp3 from the Poetry Foundation's website, and bounce around the city, or traipse if you're worn out for a year of studies!

This would have been a great project for someone to do, : ). 

Intro to the Long Poem: In-class discussion

A Super-Superficial look at the complexity of the long poem

We don’t have enough time (it would take weeks) to really nail down the bits and pieces that make these works highly complex and admired, but we can discuss their importance to poetry and to the generation of poetry they belong. To help us discuss these poems, here are some questions to explore today in class:

1. What statement is the poem making about society or a culture? How does poem represent the culture, and what tone does it take towards the culture it discusses?

2. What are some basic elements of language the author uses to make that statement?

3. What are the main themes of the piece used to make the larger cultural statement?