Week 3: San Francisco, Beat, and Deep Image Poets | Postmodern Experimental Poetry

Monday, January 27

In class:
- Gary Snyder’s poetry, "Riprap," "Endless Streams and Mountains"
- Allen Ginsberg’s poetry, "A Supermarket in California"
Homework:
- Readings:
  - "Howl" by Allen Ginsberg
  - "The Cut Up Method" by William Burroughs
  - "Cut-Up Poems from Minutes to Go" by William Burroughs
  - Read Jack Kerouac's bio and at least 2 poems.
- Writing:
  - Write a 1-page analysis of "Howl" in which you discuss the poetics of the Beat movement and how it applies to the poem.

In class:
- "Howl" by Allen Ginsberg (YouTube)
- "The Cut Up Method" by William Burroughs
- "Cut-Up Poems from Minutes to Go" by William Burroughs
- Jack Kerouac's poetry.
- Women of the Beat Generation
Homework:
- Read "Deep Image" and "Surrealism" in The Princeton Encyclopedia
- Read chapter on Robert Bly and his poetry in our textbook or in the Poetry Foundation website.

Online Asynchronous Class- class doesn't meet
- Write a 250-word analysis in which you discuss how the poetics of the Deep Image school and characteristics of Surrealism manifest in a poem by Robert Bly. Post in our ASULearn discussion forum before 1:00 pm on Friday. Respond to 1 classmate in our forum before class on Monday.
Homework:
- Readings:
  - "Confessional Poetry" in Princeton Encyclopedia
  - Robert Lowell's poems
  - Anne Sexton's poems
  - Watch Anne Sexton USA Poetry documentary.
- Writing:
  - Analyze a poem by Robert Lowell or Anne Sexton and discuss it in the context of the poetics of Confessional Poetry.
  - Post before class on Monday.