HWG due 4/23: Romanticism and Rilke

April 22, 2015 By

1. Select two to three artists who you would consider to be Romantics.  They can be from any genre! Then, select one song from your pair or trio of artists that will serve as inspiration for your own Romantic poem. Your poem must reflect ONE of the Romantic themes mentioned in class today: nature, love, symbolism, emotions, a dark truth etc! Your poem should be a minimum of four lines.

2. Ode to a Nightingale–Bring this poem into class tomorrow.

3. Letters to a Young Poet–Letter 5

HW12G due 4/17: Duino Elegies

April 16, 2015 By

1. Letters to a Young Poet–We will discuss the first two letters tomorrow, so be sure to have your copy on hand. Read the fourth letter for Tuesday!
2. Duino Elegies(This word doc includes the complete Duino Elegies)–Print, read, and annotate the First Elegy for tomorrow. We will read Elegies 2 and 3 for Tuesday!

HW12G due 4/14: Letters to a Young Poet

April 2, 2015 By

1. Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Rilke–Read and annotate the first three letters!

HAVE A WONDERFUL BREAK!

HW12G due 3/3: Explication Prep Continued

February 27, 2015 By

1. Print out, read, and annotate the following two poems:

On Turning Ten by Billy Collins
Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle Received from a Friend Called Felicity by John Tobias

THEN, apply the list of explication questions (just as you did for Claude McKay’s poem). Which questions are relevant to each poem? Then, answer those questions. Once done, you should have three poems prepped for explication. These poems set the tone/theme for our next original piece…more to come!

2. Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Rilke–We will begin reading this text next week so be sure to have it by next week.

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