Reading and Writing Schedule, Fall 2013

1. Aug 26 Mon Introduction to the Course The Speaker and the Situation

2. Aug 28 Wed Read 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 Fri Read in 250 Poems, Li-Young Lee’s “The Gift” 297, Endreeze’s “ The Girl Who Loved the Sky” 280 and Pound’s “The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter” p. 123 for class discussion.

Monday Sept 2 Holiday

4. Sept 4 Wed Read in 250 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 6 Fri Read in 250 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 Mon Read 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 Wed Read 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 Fri First Set of Oral Reports/Two Page Paper

9. Sept 16 Mon Read 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 18 Wed Read 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 20 Fri Second Set of Oral Reports/Two Page Paper

The Constructed/Arranged Poem

12. Sept 23 Mon Paper #1 Due This Week Read in VC : 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 Wed Read 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. Sept 27 Fri Read in 250 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 Mon Read 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 Wed Read 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 Fri Read 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 Tues Read in 250 Poems: Thomas' "Fern Hill" 162. Answer the questions for close reading in your notebook.

19. Oct 9 Wed Read 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 Fri Third 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 Tues Paper #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 Wed Read 250 Poems: Hopkins' “God’s Grandeur” 99 and “Pied Beauty” 100, Williams' "Spring and All" 122 for class discussion.

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

24. Oct 21 Mon Read 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: http://edwardpicot.com/thirteenways/

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

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

27. Oct 28 Mon Gluck’s Averno, pages 58-76

28. Oct 30 Wed Gluck’s Averno, final discussion.

29. Nov 1 Fri Paper #3, Part 1 due this week. Gluck’s A Village Life, pages 3-25

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

31. Nov 6 Wed Gluck’s A Village Life, pages 52-71 32. Nov 8 Fri Gluck’s A Village Life, final discussion.

33. Nov 11 Mon Paper #3, Part 2 due this week. Fifth Set of Oral Reports/Two Page Paper

Cultural/Historical Perspective 34. Nov 13 Wed Read 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 Fri Read in VC: Hayen’s “Middle Passage” pp. 85-90. Answer the questions for close reading in your notebook.

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

Reflections, Explorations, Discoveries

37. Nov 20 Wed Read 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 Fri Read Carolyn Forche’s “Burning the Tomato Worms” (hand out). Think about the questions for close reading for class discussion.

39. Nov 25 Mon Read 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 2 Mon Paper # Four Due This Week Read in VC: Strand’s “The Story of Our Lives,” 384

41. Dec 4 Wed Read in VC: Graham’s “Ebb Tide” 554 and write out answers to questions for close reading in your notebook.

42. Dec 6 Fri Read 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 4. Week of Dec 2