Week 8: Teaching Poetic Traditions

In class

• Candace Myers' teaching demo:
  • The Passionate Shepherd To His Love
  • The Nymph's Reply To The Shepherd
• Poems and poetic traditions:
  1. Elizabethan Poetry
     • William Shakespeare Sonnet 130
  2. Restoration Poetry
     • Alexander Pope's "An Essay on Criticism," Part 1
  3. Romanticism
     • Walt Whitman "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"
  4. Victorian Poetry
     • Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "[How do I love thee? Let me count the ways]"
  5. Imagism
     • H.D. "Oread"
  6. Modernism
     • T.S. Eliot "The Wasteland," Part 1
  7. Black Arts Movement
     • The Last Poets, "When the Revolution Comes" (lyrics)
  8. Black Mountain Poets
     • Robert Creeley "I Know a Man"
  9. Confessional Poetry
     • Sylvia Plath "Morning Song"
  10. Language Poetry
      • Charles Bernstein, "Of Time and the Line"
  11. Concrete Poetry
      • Mary Ellen Solt, "Elegy for Three Astronauts"
  12. Performance Poetry
      • Ursula Rucker, "What a Woman Must Do"

Assignments for next class (Choosing Course Materials)

• Readings:
  • Kolbas, E. Dean. Critical theory and the literary canon. Routledge, 2001.
• Explore the following catalogs and resources:
  • W.W. Norton English
  • The Heath Anthology of American Literature
  • Penguin Anthologies
  • 18 Inclusive Anthologies That Highlight Underrepresented Voices
  • Online Archives like: The Emily Dickinson Archive, The William Blake Archive, and The Walt Whitman Archive
  • The WORLD WIDE WEB and beyond
• Identify anthologies and resources that you could use for teaching the following types of courses:
  • Introduction to Literature (including specific modes: poetry, drama, fiction, etc.)
  • British Literature courses
  • American Literature courses
  • Ethnic American Literature courses (multiethnic or focused)
  • World Literature courses
  • Special Topic Literature courses
• Prepare a brief (10-15 minute) group presentation on resources to teach your chosen type of course, discussing the advantages and limitations for each resource. Upload your presentation to this shared folder.