January 7, 2014

Websites:

poets.org

poetryfoundation.org

This should take you the entire class period (or more).

1. Please find a poem that you like. Make sure you get it from one of the websites I’ve listed. Take your time and find something you really enjoy (not just something you kind of like). It might take you a long time. That’s fine. You have an 80 minute block of time. Post it to your blog.
2. Write about the reasons you like the piece. Post them to your blog
3. Please find a poem that you don’t like. Make sure you get it from one of the websites I’ve listed. Take your time and find something you really dislike (not just something you kind of dislike). It might take you a long time. That’s fine. You have an 80 minute block of time. Post it to your blog.
4. Write about the reasons you don’t like the piece. Post them to your blog.
5. Please find a song that you like that you feel is also poetry. Post it to your blog. Write about the reasons you feel it is a poem.
6. Please write about poetry and your experiences with it. I want to know how often you’ve worked with it and read it. I want to know what you enjoy about poetry and what you struggle with. If you don’t enjoy poetry (which is fine), then you need to be able to explain your reasons. Post this to your blog.