Marlene NourbeSe Philip, “Discourse on the Logic of Language” & watch Philip read the poem p; excerpts from Zong! (Course Reserves)
Short intro on Notley: https://jacket2.org/commentary/alice-notleys-descent-alette
Alice Notley, excerpts from Descent of Alette (Course Reserves)
Qwo-Li Driskoll, “Map of the Americas”
Marlene NourbeSe Philip, Excerpts from Zong! (Course Reserves)
e. e. cummings, “r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r”
Bernadette Mayer, “Sonnet (You jerk you didn’t call me up)”
Ted Berrigan, Excerpts from The Sonnets with Alice Notley’s introduction (Course reserves)
Archival Talk on Ted Berrigan by guest lecturer Dr. Nick Sturm
Natalie Diaz, “Abecedarian [. . .]”
Ezra Pound, “In a Station of the Metro”
Natasha Trethewey, “Miscegenation” (Course Reserves)
Gertrude Stein, Excerpts from Tender Buttons (Course Reserves)
First Paper Due. Make sure to arrive at the Rose Library on time with your paper in hand. Late papers will be docked points.
In-class assignment on poets’ process & introduction to second paper assignment. Reminder: Food and drink are not permitted on the 10th floor of the library.
Norton: pp. 2042-2044
William Shakespeare, Sonnet 55 and Sonnet 130
Natasha Tretheway, “Native Guard” (Course Reserves)
Medbh McGuckian, “Gigot Sleeves” and short excerpt from Shane Alcobia-Murphy’s Sympathetic Ink on McGuckian’s process (Course Reserves)
Lucille Clifton, “won’t you celebrate with me”
Ted Hughes, “Crow Blacker than Ever”
W. B. Yeats, “The Second Coming”
Paper #1 Proposal due via email by the start of class.
Norton: pp. 2039-2041 (“Blank verse” through “Quatrain”)
Robin Lewis Coste, “Plantation” (Course Reserves)
Elizabeth Bishop, “One Art” (1527)
Mark Strand, “The Prediction” (1863)
For Writing Workshop:
Read the following student essay, identifying its potential strengths and weaknesses. Consider the thesis, organization, and structure. Dickinson_EssaySample
Also, refer to Emily Dickinson’s “This World is Not Conclusion” for context.
EVENTS
The Beats Exhibit is opening this week! Please find related events here:
• Poetry reading with Anne Waldman, Beat poet, activist and artist. 7:30-9 p.m., Oxford Road Building Presentation Room (Atlanta campus). Book signing to follow.
Meet on the 10th floor of the Woodruff Library. Take a left out of the elevators and walk down the hall past the glass exhibit cases. I’ll meet you outside the classroom, where I’ll ask you to store your backpacks, purses, and belongings in the cubby room.
No food or drink allowed on the 10th floor. Please bring a cell phone with a camera or another digital camera (or let me know if you don’t have access to a camera, and I’ll make accommodations). I’ll provide pencils and paper.
Quiz on poetic terms
Dana Levin’s essay “Where It Breaks”
Sappho, “The Anactoria Poem”
Wole Soyinka, “Telephone Conversation” (1862)
Emily Leithauser, “Haiku for a Divorce” (Course Reserves)—Prof. Leithauser will be visiting our class to discuss her poem; please come ready with questions.
