Monthly Archives: April 2012

Experimenting with Poetry

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

In class, we are going to try some poetry experiments, after looking at examples of several well-known experiments. These include Tom Phillips’s A Humument, Jackson MacLow’s The Virginia Woolf Poems, the Surrealist experiment known as exquisite corpse, and some   … Continue reading →

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Success is counted sweetest by Emily Dickenson

Posted on April 25, 2012 by GSL

I particular like this poem because it states the truth about success in a direct yet poetic manner. In this poem, the speaker compares success to a certain sweetness such as nectar. The speaker rightfully states that “To comprehend a nectar … Continue reading →

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If I can stop one Heart from breaking

Posted on April 25, 2012 by shae

Emily Dickenson’s poem, “if I can stop one Heart from breaking” is a seven line poem that carries the rhyme scheme ABABCBB. This poem may seem simple and mundane at first but if one were to investigate further it is … Continue reading →

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For our next class: Junot Diaz

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

For our net class, please read the short story “The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Diaz. Diaz won the Pulitzer Prize for the full-length novel version of this story. In addition, read one other written piece by … Continue reading →

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“Upon Julia’s Clothes” by Robert Herrick

Posted on April 18, 2012 by dethray

  Whenas in silks my Julia goes, Then, then, methinks, how sweetly flows That liquefaction of her clothes! Next, when I cast mine eyes and see That brave vibration each way free, Oh how that glittering taketh me!   “Upon … Continue reading →

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Poetry in Public Space: A Reading by South African Poet Laureate Keorapetse Kgositsile

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

Friday, April 20, 2012 Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10016 Room 4406 4:00PM Poetry in Public Space: A Reading by South African Poet Laureate Keorapetse Kgositsile And Conversation With Professor Meena Alexander, Graduate Center  South African Poet Laureate … Continue reading →

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“AmeRican” by Tato Laviera

Posted on April 15, 2012 by moriama

In Tato poem I feelthat’s he is positive and hopeful, he has come here to make a better life for him and his family and even though he is oppressed because of his skin color and culture he creates a … Continue reading →

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The World Is Too Much with Us

Posted on April 15, 2012 by ccharles

I really enjoyed this poem by william wordsworth. The poem echoes the sentiment that human beings have become too engrossed in the materialistic and vain pursuits of life , and are losing touch with our innerselves, and nature. This is … Continue reading →

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Reading for 4/18: Revising “Poetry” by Marianne Moore

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

In class on Wednesday, 4/18, we will discuss a few different versions of Marianne Moore’s poem, “Poetry”: Poetry-Marianne Moore-versions.doc. In addition, I ask that you read this article from Slate in which poet Robert Pinsky addresses two of the most well known … Continue reading →

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“When I Was One and Twenty” A.E. Housman

Posted on April 4, 2012 by drsvetic

I like this Poem a lot because it is about real life. This poem shows real life experiences. I selected this poem because as many of us know older is wiser is it true? well it is hard to say, … Continue reading →

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