Date

Topic

Read for today

Turn in / do for today

W 1/20

Welcome; course introduction

1^st day writing exercise [p.6 of syllabus]

M 1/25

Experience and Expression

Poetry 180: An Introduction (Collins)

Read through the poems on pp. 3-137 in Poetry 180 (yes, look at all of them!)

Mark three poems in Poetry 180 you like; bring to class

W 1/27

Poetry as Identity and Experience: Poems of Introduction

TBA

Be ready to read / perform a poem to introduce yourself

M 2/1

Poetic Language:

What does it do? Why Write, Read and Perform Poetry?

Online readings:

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Poetry

Tell All the Truth but tell it Slant

Read through the poems on pp. 138-272 in Poetry 180

Mark three more poems in Poetry 180 (Collins) you like; bring to class

W 2/3

Poetic Language: Voice and Enactment

Explore at least 4 sites listed on the Other Online Poetry Resources page

Poetry 180: "What I Would Do" (175-6); "On Not Flying to Hawaii" (197-8); "The Perfect Heart" (246)

Print & bring in three poems you like from the online resources.

Voice & character workshop

M 2/8

Understanding & Interpreting Poetry: Thinking like a writer, poet, teacher

Online Readings:

Reasons for Poetry

Gimmicks

Note 5 technical terms / elements you'd like to discuss; bring to class

W 2/10

Enacting character & experience: working up a performance

Online Readings:

Visit the websites at Owl Editing, InfoPlease, and poets.org’s Poetry Glossary

Writing assignment TBA

Performance 1 poetry selection due

M 2/15

Action & progression: performance choices

Reading TBA

Performance Workshop

W 2/17

Performance 1

Respondents TBA

M 2/22

Performance 1

Responses due

W 2/24

Performance 1

Responses due

M 3/1

Poetic Forms and Experimentation

Online Reading:

The Politics of Meter: On Traditional Forms
Poetic Form: Abecedarian
Poetic Technique: Anaphora
Poetic Form: Cento
Poetic Form: Elegy

Read poems by W.H. Auden, Mary Jo Bang, Gregory Orr

Responses due

Writing TBA

W 3/3

Poetic Forms continued: Staging Metaphoric / symbolic action

Online Reading:

Poetic Form: Haiku
Poetic Form: Sestina
Poetic Form: Prose Poem
Poetic Technique: Dramatic Monologue

Read poems by John Ashbury, Richard Brautigan, Allen Ginsberg, Anselm Hollo, Harryette Mullen, Sylvia Plath, David Lehman, Lloyd Schwartz

Writing TBA

M 3/8

More fun with poetic forms

Online Reading:

Poetic Form: OULIPO
Poetic Form: Found Poem Poetic Technique: Chance Operations

Read poems by John Giorno, Jackson Mac Low, Howard, Nemerov

Performance 2 poetry selection or adaptation due

W 3/10

Workshop: action & staging; tone and rhythms

TBA

TBA

M 3/15

Performance 2

Respondents TBA

W 3/17

Performance 2

Responses due

M 3/22

Performance 2

Responses due

W 3/24

Slam Poetry

view Youtube videos in class

Online Reading:

A Brief Guide to Slam Poetry

Poetry Slam: General FAQ

Responses due

M 3/29

Slam Poetry continued

Online Reading:

Read poems by Taylor Mali, Michael Salinger, Patricia Smith, Scott Woods

other TBA

Writing TBA

Performance 3 selections due

W 3/31

Cesar Chavez Day – no class

04/04/11

SPRING BREAK

[ PW Festival: 4/8 – 11 ]

M 4/12

Performance 3: Slam

Respondents TBA

W 4/14

Performance 3: Slam

Responses due

M 4/19

Ensemble PerformanceAdaptation & scripting

Reading TBA

Responses due
Workshop TBA

W 4/21

Furlough day for CL

Groups workday

M 4/26

Staging workshop

TBA

W 4/28

Groups workshop

M 5/3

Group performances

W 5/5

Performances

W 5/12

Performances
Final exam period meets:10:15 – 12:15