Reading and Writing Schedule, Fall 2013

Reading and Writing Schedule, Fall 2013

1. Aug 26 Mon Introduction to the CourseThe Speaker and the Situation

2. Aug 28 WedRead in 250 Poems, Bishop’s “In the Waiting Room,” 155 and Henri Cole’s “Harvard Classics” [on hand out]and write out answers to two questions; one speaker and one on situation in your notebooks.

3. Aug 30 FriRead in 250 Poems, Li-Young Lee’s “The Gift” 297, Endreeze’s

“The Girl Who Loved the Sky” 280and Pound’s “The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter” p. 123 for class discussion.

Monday Sept 2Holiday

4. Sept 4WedRead in250 Poems: Arnold’s “Dover Beach” 92 , Lord’s “Coal” 212, and Piercy’s “Barbie Doll” 222 .Refer to the list of journal questions for Speaker and Situation; write in your notebook about one of the poems by choosing one questions from both speaker and situation.

5. Sept 6FriRead in250 Poems: Jonson’s “On My First Son” 12, Shakespeare’s “Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds” Sonnet 116, p .8 and Keats’ “When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be,” p.55 for class discussion.

6. Sept 9 MonRead in the Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry: (VC) Clampitt's "Beach Glass" p. 467, O'Hara's "Why I Am Not a Painter," p. 208, and Snyder’s “I Went Into the Maverick Bar” p. 365 for class discussion.

7. Sept 11 WedRead in VC: Wright’s “Beginnings,”p.290, Hirsch's "My Father's Back" 547,Oliver’s “Hawk” 415 and Snyder’s “Axe Handles” p. 366. for class discussion.

8. Sept 13 FriFirst Set of Oral Reports/Two Page Paper

9. Sept 16 MonRead in VC: Merwin’s “The River of Bees,” p. 257, Gluck's "Mock Orange,”509, Brerryman’s#14 "Life friends is boring. We must not say so," 50 for class discussion.

10. Sept 18WedRead in VC:Creeley’s “The World,” p. 223, Cole’s “Chiffon Morning,” pages 575-8, Ryan’s “Drops in the Bucket” p. 533 and Swenson’s “Staying at Ed’s Place” 99 for class discussion.

11. Sept 20FriSecond Set of Oral Reports/Two Page Paper

The Constructed/Arranged Poem

12. Sept 23 MonPaper #1 Due This Week

Read inVC : Plath's "Daddy" 370, Swenson’s “Unconscious Came A Beauty” 98 and O’Hara’s “The Day Lady Died” 208. Respond to one poem and choose one question from the second set of notebook questions, Constructed/Arranged Poem, to write in your notebook.

13. Sept 25 WedRead in 250 Poems: Elizabeth Bishop’s “The Fish” 153 and Rita Dove’s “The Satisfaction Coal Company” 270 . Choose one poem; one question; write in your notebook.

14. Sept27 FriRead in250 Poems: Cummings' "in Just-" 137, Niedecker’s “My Life By Water” 145, Clifton’s “at the cemetery” 219, and Kooser’s “Old Cemetery” 227 for class discussion.

15. Sept 30 MonRead in 250 Poems: Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" 129. Think about the questions for close reading for class discussion and make some notes.

16. Oct 2 WedRead in 250 Poems: Yeats’ “Sailing to Byzantium” 108, Silkio’s “Prayer to the Pacific” 255 and Jones’ “Cathedral” 284.Choose one poem and one questions from the list and write in your notebook.

17. Oct 4 FriRead in 250 Poems: Adrienne Rich's ""Diving into the Wreck" 197,

and Kenyon’s “Let Evening Come” 253 and Hacker’s “Villanelle” 239 for class discussion.

The Emotional Content of the Poem

18. Oct 7 TuesRead in 250 Poems: Thomas' "Fern Hill" 162. Answer the questions forclose reading in your notebook.

19. Oct 9 WedRead in 250 Poems: Ortiz’s “Speaking” 235, Kumin’s “Credo” 174, and Carol Ann Duffy’s “Warming Her Pearls” [hand out]. Choose one of the poems listed above and respond to one journal question from the third set, Emotional Content of the poem in your notebook.

20. Oct 11 FriThird Set of Oral reports/Two Page Paper

Fall Break October 14 Monday’s classes meet on Tuesday.

Ways of Seeing and Being

21. Oct 15 TuesPaper #2 Due This Week

Read in VC: Wagoner’s “Five Dawn Skies in November” p. 215, Schyuler’s “Shimmer” “Korean Mums” p. 175 and Oliver’s “Rain” p. 409.Choose one poem, one question for notebook writing on Ways of Seeing and Being.

22. Oct 16 WedRead 250 Poems: Hopkins' “God’s Grandeur” 99 and “Pied Beauty” 100, Williams' "Springand All" 122 for class discussion.

23. Oct 18 FriFourth Set of Oral Reports/Two Page Paper

24. Oct 21 MonRead on hand out: Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" and other poems on hand out. Answer the questions for close reading in your notebook. View on line the animated version of the poem:

25. Oct 23 Wed Gluck’s Averno, pages 1-28

26. Oct 25 FriGluck’s Averno, pages 29-57

27. Oct28 MonGluck’s Averno, pages 58-76

28. Oct 30 WedGluck’s Averno, final discussion.

29. Nov 1 FriPaper #3, Part 1 due this week.

Gluck’s A Village Life, pages 3-25

30. Nov 4 MonGluck’s A Village Life, pages 26-51

31. Nov 6 Wed Gluck’s A Village Life, pages 52-71

32. Nov 8 FriGluck’s A Village Life,final discussion.

33. Nov 11 MonPaper #3, Part 2 due this week.

Fifth Set of Oral Reports/Two Page Paper

Cultural/Historical Perspective

34. Nov 13 WedRead in VC: Dove’s “Parsley” 558,in 250 Poems: Moss’s “The Lynching” 286, and Forche’s “The Colonel”261 , Brooks’ “The Bean Eaters” 165 and Hughes’ “Theme for English B” 142. Choose one poem and one question for writing in your notebook.

35. Nov 15 FriRead in VC: Hayen’s “Middle Passage” pp. 85-90. Answer the questions for close reading in your notebook.

36. Nov 18 MonRead in 250 Poems: Shelly’s “Ozymandias” 51, Yeats’ “The Second Coming” 103, for class discussion.

Reflections, Explorations, Discoveries

37. Nov 20 WedRead in 250 Poems: Milton’s “When I Consider How My Light is Spent” 15, Atwood’s “True Stories” 226, ” Garcia’s “Why I Left the Church” 234 and Hughes’ “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” 142.

Choose one poem and one question for writing in your notebook on reflections, explorations, discoveries.

38. Nov 22 FriRead Carolyn Forche’s “Burning the Tomato Worms” (hand out). Think about the questions for close reading for class discussion.

39. Nov 25 MonRead in VC: “Corson’s Inlet” 267-70. Answer questions for

close reading in your notebook for class discussion.

Thanksgiving Break: November 27-December 1

40. Dec 2MonPaper # Four Due This WeekRead in VC: Strand’s “The Story of Our Lives,” 384

41. Dec 4 WedRead in VC: Graham’s “Ebb Tide” 554 and write out answers

to questions for close reading in your notebook.

42. Dec 6 FriRead in VC: Charles Wright’s “The Other Side of the River” p. 398 for class discussion.

Summary Dates for Writings

Two Page Papers due two to three days after the talk.

1. Week of Sept 23
2. Week of Oct 15
3. Part 1 Week of Nov 1

Part 2 Week of Nov 11

1. Week of Dec 2