Dear Mama What Is Poetry And What Is Not
Our first unit is going to explore POETRY as a genre.
Look at the following readings. Skim and find a few that you like.
Some are poetry. Some are not. Some are hard to determine.
Using 2 to 4 examples (NOT ALL of them), argue that at least one example definitely is a poem and one definitely is not.
- You may want to discuss these examples in terms of key terms. (Remember that one of our learning outcomes is “Critically evaluate works of literature using literary elements or terms and incorporate this knowledge in their own writing.”
- Purpose? Meter? Rhyme? Emotion? Audience? Content? Tone?
- If you are interested in using poetic terms, consider this source for vocabulary. (You are NOT REQUIRED to use this link for this week’s discussion.) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/resources/learning/glossary-terms (Links to an external site.)
- SELECTED OPTIONS (POETRY OR NOT?)
- John Donne, “To His Mistress Going to Bed” (Is it poetry?) http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/180683 (Links to an external site.)
- Brett Kavanaugh’s Opening Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee (Is it poetry?) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/us/politics/rea…
- Maya Angelou, “Phenomenal Woman” (Is is poetry?)
- Listen: Dr. Maya Angelou Recites Her Poem “Phenomenal Woman” | SuperSoul Sunday | OWN (Links to an external site.)
- James Wright, “Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota” The last line is especially famous. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/177229#poem
- Philip Larkin, “This Be the Verse” (Is it poetry?) (Warning: There is a bit of cursing here.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qahT62n8tcA (Links to an external site.)
- Beyonce on Police Car in Flood (Is it poetry?) http://msmagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Screen-Shot-2016-02-08-at-12.00.23-PM-1024×587.png (Links to an external site.)
- “O, Western Wind” (Is it poetry?) http://www.bartleby.com/101/27.html (Links to an external site.)
- Elmer’s Glue, “Make Slime in Three Easy Steps ” http://www.elmers.com/slime (Is it poetry?) (Links to an external site.)
- Nina Simone, “Mississippi Goddam” https://genius.com/Nina-simone-mississippi-goddam-lyrics (Links to an external site.)
- You Tube :Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam (Links to an external site.)
- Sonia Guinansaca, “Bursting of Photographs After Trying to Squeeze Out Old Memories” https://soundcloud.com/pbsnewshour/sonia-guinansaca-reads-bursting-of-photographs-after-trying-to-squeeze-out-old-memories (Links to an external site.)
- iTunes Terms of Service (Is it poetry?) http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html (Links to an external site.)
- Mitch Sisskind, “Where She Threw Up” (Is it poetry?)
- http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2018/01/where-she-threw-up-by-mitch-sisskind.html (Links to an external site.)
- Maya Angelou, “Caged Bird” http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178948′ (Is it poetry?)
- Olivia Gatwood, “Ode to My Bitch Face” (Is it poetry?)
- Olivia Gatwood – “Ode To My Bitch Face” (Links to an external site.)
- Dorothy Parker, “Resume” http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174101
- Cheryl Strayed, “Dear Sugar: How You Get Unstuck” http://therumpus.net/2010/07/dear-sugar-the-rumpus-advice-column-44-how-you-get-unstuck/ (Links to an external site.)
- Daysha Edewi, “Dear Mama”https://dayshaveronicapoems.tumblr.com/post/123825167858/things-i-wish-i-could-tell-my-mom-dear-mama (Links to an external site.)
- Things I Wish I Could Tell My Mom (Links to an external site.)
- Yosimar Reyes, “Mi Viejito” https://vimeo.com/40533775 (Links to an external site.)
- WikiHow How to Cure Hiccups (Is it poetry?) http://www.wikihow.com/Cure-Hiccups
- e.e. cummings, “Somewhere I Have Never Travelled” https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/somewhere-i-have-never-travelledgladly-beyond (This one also has a very famous final line.)
- Dorothea Lasky, “I Like Weird Ass Hippies” (You’ll Either Love or Hate This One) I saw her read this one at Reed College in Portland. Half the crowd loved her. The other half seemed horrified. Dorothea Lasky, “I Like Weird Ass Hippies”
- Emily Dickinson, “Certain Slant of Light” https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/theres-certain-slant-light-258 (Links to an external site.)
- The Oatmeal, “Believe” http://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe (Links to an external site.) (Is it poetry?)
- Sir Philip Sidney, “Astrophil and Stella 30” http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/180865 (Links to an external site.)
- Naomi Shihab, “Red Brocade” https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/red-brocade
- Maya Angelou, “And Still I Rise” And Still I Rise
- Langston Hughes, “Harlem” http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/175884 (Links to an external site.)
- Sir Thomas Wyatt, “They Feel From Me” http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174858 (Links to an external site.)
- “Remarks by President Trump in African American History Month Listening Session” https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/01/remarks-president-trump-african-american-history-month-listening-session (Links to an external site.)
- Sylvia Plath, “Lady Lazarus” (Is it poetry?) http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178961#poem (Links to an external site.)
- Truong Tran, “The Hidden” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/141760/the-hidden (Links to an external site.)
- EXCERPT of Chaucer’s _Canterbury Tales_ in Middle English
- Canterbury Tales General Prologue (Links to an external site.)
- American Idol Release http://media.americanidol.com/season_13_auditions/ai13_Release_Form.pdf (Links to an external site.)
- Elizabeth Bishop, “One Art” http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176996#poem
- John Donne, “The Flea” (Seduction Poem!) Text to read before you see the analysis video. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/175764#poem (Links to an external site.)
- “How To Boil Eggs” http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-boil-eggs-perfectly-every-time-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-202415 (Links to an external site.)
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