English 609: Poetry Writing

What's due today:

Four levels of poetry;

sonic level, ideational level (myth)

What's due next class:

Reading for next week: sonic level

• Addonzio, 6-10
• Online: sound: Heaney, Follower*; Bishop, The Bight*; Hopkins, Windhover; The Seafarer; Lux, Time*; Fulton, About Face
• Byer, Wildwood Flower (on Blackboard, Content, Readings folder) (read it and fill this form out: Poetry Book Analysis Worksheet

Writing Homework: post a poem on the first discussion board by Monday. Write a poem describing a collections of old objects, a old photograph you have some connection to but don't know well, or a landscape, a list on things on your desk (or some other list), a poem using specialized vocabulary (like quilting), or an object (like an old boat) described as your parents--or choose another topic.

Respond to the three workshop poems plus at least three others. Try to make sure everyone gets responded to.