Category Archives: Class Texts

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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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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Additional Reading for 4/4:Found and Collage poetry

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

Please read the following web resources for our class on Wednesday, 4/4. Poetic Form: Found Poem Collage Poetry more to be added***    

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The Joy Of Cooking

Posted on March 12, 2012 by pcesar12

Reading this poem at first I thought it was about death. As i read over a s econd time I realize that the speaker created a methaphor for sibling rivalries. The speaker is not actually eating the body parts of  … Continue reading →

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Reading for February 22nd

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

As you know, you must read Chapter 5, Figures of Speech, for Wednesday. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them by commenting on this post, or by emailing me. A few of you have sent me questions, … Continue reading →

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Blogging for Sunday, commenting for Wednesday, collaborating on our glossary, and reading for everyone

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

Those of you who are blogging for Sunday night know who you are. We discussed in class what the assignment is, and I wanted to clarify any confusion there might be. You will write a post, approximately 200-300 words in … Continue reading →

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Readings for 2/8

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

If you have not yet purchased and received your text book, you can still read the material for Wednesday’s class. Please read Chapter 3: Word Choice, Word Order, and Tone, as well as the love poems named on your syllabus. If … Continue reading →

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Reading “Guernica”

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

In class today, we are going to read “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso and compare it to “Crocuses” by Ruth Fainlight and “Building with Its Face Blown Off” by Billy Collins. For homework, if you choose, write a 200-word comment comparing … Continue reading →

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