Eng 42 Poetry

  Hi All-- PLEASE NOTE:  Post comments related to the poetry itself here. For practical concerns about the course, use the discussion board on Blackboard, or email me with questions. You've reached the class blog for English 42. Always check here for announcements and updates. Always read my posts before writing essays. You may also add your own voice, by either posting a blog of your own, or choosing a blog from one of your fellow bloggers (list to left; more names will appear as blog URLs are submitted) and adding your two cents (or two bucks--adjusted for inflation--) * * * * Bishop and Williams: Be sure to review the  study sheet  for Bishop and Williams, posted to BS, for insights into the themes/concerns of poems for both poets. The quotes on the study sheets are excerpted from articles on MAP and LRC (see course syllabus); search for the complete articles in these databases. Look over the  exercises  on BS, as well, which can provide additional guida...

  Here's something to consider. In many of the poets we study, it seems that relatively ordinary events produce complex, ambiguous mental and emotional responses, leading to profound insights (these can be critical insights into conflicts in our society or culture, questions about the relation of art to life and the purpose and value of art, etc.). How do you see this in Frost's "Birches" and/or "After Apple Picking" and Komunyakaa's "Facing It"? Plenty of useful stuff on the study sheets/exercises  + a critical article accompanying Ansel's poem "Glaze" (noted on syllabus),  which can be cited in your essays, but is also a good model of close reading/detailed analysis.   For Ansel, also check the Lit Resource Ctr: there is a brief review under "critical articles" that should prove useful; c heck those.     Also in BB, under the "primary sources" tab, you may also read more of her poetry--and I will say, she is ...