Author Archives: Jody R. Rosen

“Poem’s title” by Poem’s Author

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

paste using Word Clipboard above (looks like a W on a clipboard) [vocabulary] [annotation(s)] [explication] [works cited]      

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Citations

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

citationmachine.net easybib.com zotero

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“Taking Pictures” by Sam Phillips

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

When I thought about what song to choose for our last day of class, one in which we’re talking about the poetics of songs, I thought of “Taking Pictures” by Sam Phillips. In addition to being a recording artist, she … Continue reading →

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“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

First impressions: LOVE:romantic, beautiful, happy–or it can sad, gloomy, harsh EXPRESSIVE SONG: smoothness in word choice, flow, something about the sound/rhythm of it should be like a song LOVE SONG: lots of metaphors, esp grand metaphors After listening to the … Continue reading →

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Last required blog posts of the semester

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

In addition to the posts you’ll add to complete the Essay #2 assignment, everyone has one more post to write for the semester (missing a post? stay tuned!). For Sunday, 5/6, please write a blog post, and comment on one … Continue reading →

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Collage poem from Junot Diaz’s “The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao”

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

Here is the poem we wrote in class last week: Pendejo shitting diablo affixed cheated pajaro moronic encouraged perrito puta cut Anathema dune fuckedupness badmash karma Nineteen voracious chincha flank snickered   What do you think the poem says? How is … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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