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Assignment for Thursday

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Prof. Gold

For Thursday’s class, we’re going to move a bit away from poetry, narrowly defined, in order to do some experimentation with the platform we’re using to study it this semester — the OpenLab. As you know, the OpenLab provides a … Continue reading →

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Assignment for Thursday

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Prof. Gold

1. Reading: WW: “The Dancer and the Dance” 2. Writing: a. Blog post: open topic. — if you’d like, you might think about writing on the tension between freedom and bondage that we examined in Frost’s “The Silken Tent” b. … Continue reading →

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Class Notes – 3/13/12

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Prof. Gold

1. Blog discussion 2. Sick Rose — final thoughts? 3. Silken Tent 4. Research questions 5. Memorizations 6. Midterm discussion Sample website “The Silken Tent” cord – 1 as – 1 bondage – 5 soul – 2 loosely – 2 … Continue reading →

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Assignment for Thursday, Tuesday

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Prof. Gold

Hi All — Here are your upcoming assignments: For Thursday, 3/8 Read: WW, “Gold in the Ore” Write: one blog post and two comments — The blog post assignment: write about anything that you find interesting or provocative in our … Continue reading →

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Class Notes – 3-6-12

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Prof. Gold

sick – 6 destroy – 5 bed – 1 invisible – 5 howling – 1 rose – 1 worm – 1 secret – 1 sick roses — associations – with love/romance/ or death contradicts idea that roses are supposed to … Continue reading →

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Class Notes – 2/28/12

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Prof. Gold

Anti-poetry unconventional ways of describing things in poetry Sonnets — often love poems — last two lines often line — couplet — the turn Conceit

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Assignment for Thursday 2/23

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Prof. Gold

For today’s class, please complete our assigned reading — the “Double Vision: Antipoetry, Paradox, and Irony” chapter in Western Wind – and write a blog post of at least 250 words about one of the poems in the chapter. In … Continue reading →

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Assignment for Thursday

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Prof. Gold

Reading: Chapter 3 of WW: Symbolism: The Broken Coin Writing: Blogging Assignments (please check that page for updated requirements and group assignments) First Responders: Please answer one of the following questions in a post: 1. Choose one of the poems … Continue reading →

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Class Notes – 2012-2-14

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Prof. Gold

Poetry — Song formal structures haikus chorus/hook – repetition verses

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Poetry 2012: Grand Slam!

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Prof. Gold

Hi All, BAM — the Brooklyn Academic of Music — is having a one-night only poetry performance in March that some of you might be interested in. If you are, please let me know in the comments — maybe we … Continue reading →

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