Weeks 4 & 5: Confessional and Post-Confessional Poetry

Monday, February 3

• In class:
  • Confessional Poetry
  • Robert Lowell's poems, Penn Sound
  • Anne Sexton's poems, YouTube
  • Anne Sexton USA Poetry documentary.
• Homework:
  • Watch Sylvia Plath Documentary, or watch Sylvia (2003) movie.
  • Read Sylvia Plath's bio and poetry
  • Sign up to present on a Post-Confessional poet

Wednesday, February 5

• In class:
  • Discuss Sylvia Plath's poetry
• Assignment:
  • Read poems by:
    • Robert Pinsky
    • Adrienne Rich
    • James Dickey

Friday, February 7

• Asynchronous Online Class:
  • Write a 250 word discussion of how you see the poetics of Confessional Poetry in poems by two of the assigned poets.
    • Post in our forum before 1pm on Friday.
    • Respond to a classmate's post by Monday.
• Assignment:
  • Read poems by:
    • A.R. Ammons
    • Galway Kinnell
    • Agha Shahid Ali

Monday, February 10

• In class:
  • A.R. Ammons
  • Galway Kinnell
  • Agha Shahid Ali
• Assignment:
  • Read poems by:
    • Louise Erdrich -
    • Lorna Dee Cervantes -
    • Joy Harjo -

Wednesday, February 12

• In class:
  • Louise Erdrich -
  • Lorna Dee Cervantes -
  • Joy Harjo -
• Assignment:
  • Read poems by:
    • Yusef Komunyakaa
    • Cathy Song -
    • Gary Soto-

Friday, February 14

• Asynchronous Online Class:
  • Write a 250 word discussion of how you see the poetics of Post-Confessional Poetry in poems by two of the assigned poets.
  • Post in our forum before 1pm on Friday.
  • Respond to a classmate's post by Monday.
• Assignment:
  • Read poems by:
    • Ai -
    • Li Young Lee -
    • Sharon Olds -