1. Reading–William Butler Yeats’ When You Are Old, The Second Coming, and Leda and the Swan.

2. Writing–Free write in your journal with one caveat: At minimum, make us smile. But, a laugh would be preferred. (Inspired by Youssef)

1. (Due 11/9) Readings–A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe, Come, Walk With Me by Emily Bronte, and O Me! O Life! and I Sit and Look Out by Walt Whitman. AND the two poems assigned by today’s presenting group.

2. (Due 11/10) Emotion Poem–Consider this an exercise in getting to know one another and an exercise in conscious manipulation of sound in our poetry. First choose the subject for you poem. That subject must be the feeling/emotion with which you are most closely acquainted (Shout out to LD!). Let’s consider feelings/emotions as people. Which one do you know best? Give it life in poetic form. The one condition in this poem is that you must manipulate sound in your poem. So, pay attention to the sound of your piece.

Name
Poetry Seminar
11/10/16
#5: Emotion

1. (Due 11/10) Emotion Poem–Consider this an exercise in getting to know one another and an exercise in conscious manipulation of sound in our poetry. First choose the subject for you poem. That subject must be the feeling/emotion with which you are most closely acquainted (Shout out to LD!). Let’s consider feelings/emotions as people. Which one do you know best? Give it life in poetic form. The one condition in this poem is that you must manipulate sound in your poem. So, pay attention to the sound of your piece.

Name
Poetry Seminar
11/10/16
#5: Emotion

2. Readings–A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe, Come, Walk With Me by Emily Bronte, and O Me! O Life! and I Sit and Look Out by Walt Whitman.

1. Reading–Sexton’s 45 Mercy Street (pp. 151-152) and Plath’s Lady Lazarus (pp. 157-159). Context will help with Lady Lazarus but I will leave that up to you. Research Plath a bit more if you would like. Otherwise, good luck! 🙂