Poetry

Here’s a conversation about poems that work well for discussion and breaking down. Over the summer, I want to collect the full text of these, make copies, and enrich the fundamentally chronological curriculum with these.

http://englishcompanion.ning.com/group/poetrycorner/forum/topics/name-some-particular-poems

http://www.mshogue.com/poetry/made_of.html Clear explanations of just a few important terms with examples.

http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/001.html “Introduction to Poetry” poem by Billy Collins (silly)

http://www.mshogue.com/poetry/critic.html Questions for students to ask themselves regarding offering constructive criticism to peers.

http://www.english.emory.edu/classes/paintings&poems/titlepage.html A bunch of poems chosen by a professor.