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Poetry Is FUNdamental: January 2014
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And so much fun! Tuesday, January 21, 2014. This is me enjoying poetry. Hello, poetry lovers. Yes, if you are in ENG 265, you are a poetry lover. If you don't love poetry yet, you will by the end of the semester. Even if by the end of the semester you still do not like poetry, simply pretend that you do. Humor me. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). This Is Your Professor. The one without the horns). Helpful Sites So That You Understand Your Professor's References. Subscribe To This Blog.
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Poetry Is FUNdamental: March 2014
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And so much fun! Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Natasha Trethewey Is One Smart Lady. Natasha Trethewey’s reading at the H. Bruce McEver Poetry Reading offers more than poetry. She puts the poems in context by offering background about the topics in the poems as well as her experiences that helped the poems come about. Her first poem about forgotten soldiers uses rhyme and short lines to convey a haunting tale. DO NOW: Please click on Comments and give your ideas about this poem. Monday, March 10, 2014. That pe...
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Poetry Is FUNdamental: Fantastic Ekphrastic
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And so much fun! Monday, March 10, 2014. Plays jazz. Jazz is cool. John Coltrane is cool. That perhaps makes Harper cool, too. Harper's poems, like several poems from previous weeks as well as many, many, many poems in existence, are influenced by music. Art influences art quite often. Graham uses visual art as an inspiration for her writing. Klimt. Was part of the art nouveau movement, which rebelled against traditionalist styles. His most famous painting is probably "The Kiss.". How is everyone doing?
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Poetry Is FUNdamental: Yusef Komunyakaa: More Than Simply Fun To Say
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And so much fun! Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Yusef Komunyakaa: More Than Simply Fun To Say. Yusef Komunyakaa uses his own history to develop his poetry. His intonation and timing at the reading for the PoetryEverywhere project create an inviting scene and a haunting tale. His poetry uses detailed imagery of war to shock and to tell the truth. "Facing It" encompasses both literal and figurative meaning, intermixing them to the point of confusion. Reality is questionable, yet very certain. Hearing the poet hi...
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Poetry Is FUNdamental: Planes Trains and Automobiles
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And so much fun! Monday, March 3, 2014. Planes Trains and Automobiles. A found poem is a poem that presents itself to the poet. That means the poet sees a word, a phrase, or a sentence that sparks a poem. The poem usually takes that word, phrase, or sentence as its own. In any other kind of writing, that's called plagiarism. In poetry, it's called art. Probably with this poem in mind, I saw a sign in a photograph my friend sent to me a few years back, and then wrote my own found poem:. Sissons, Anthony M...
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Everyone Loves Literature: Yusef Komunyakaa: More Than Simply Fun To Say
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And Writing About It Is Pretty Awesome, Too. Monday, March 10, 2014. Yusef Komunyakaa: More Than Simply Fun To Say. Komunyakaa is another contemporary poet. He, too, fits into other "categories" of poets. Where does he fall and why? DO NOW: Please click on Comments and give your ideas about this poem. March 10, 2014 at 7:13 PM. March 10, 2014 at 9:38 PM. Yusef Komunyakaa’s poem is somewhat simple to understand when read slowly and carefully. After reading it three times, I finally understood th...This po...
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Everyone Loves Literature: Two Female Poets, One Eerie Scene
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And Writing About It Is Pretty Awesome, Too. Friday, February 28, 2014. Two Female Poets, One Eerie Scene. Mental illness haunts many people. Sylvia Plath lived a troubled life, ending in suicide. Her poem, "Metaphors," is of the Confessional sub-genre of poetry. Pieces of her troubled life come through in all her confessional poems, including this one. While it is difficult to figure out for some, its message is one of strong social commentary. Charles Alitieri’s “. Web 31 Dec. 2012. March 2, 2014 at 11...
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Everyone Loves Literature: All Kinds Of Love
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And Writing About It Is Pretty Awesome, Too. Saturday, February 22, 2014. All Kinds Of Love. A lot of poetry deals with race and gender, not necessarily in that order. The video of Lucille Clifton reading at Dodge should help develop a sense of voice for her poems. She looks and sounds like a poet. Not that a poet looks and sounds like anything or anyone in particular, but she exudes poetry. She commands her audience to listen with the strength of her lyric. Mark Bernard White believes, “. 403 (Mar. ...
