Welcome to English 2305! This course is titled Introduction to Poetry: Multicultural Perspectives in U.S. Poetry. In this course, we will be reading, discussing, analyzing, and writing about U.S. poetry with a focus on the study of cultures and histories.  By the end of this course, you will be familiar with poetic form, language, and elements as well as multicultural identities.

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FINAL EXAMS:

2305-11: Monday, December 9th. Essays Due by 10:00 am in my office, room 456.

2305-12: Friday, December 6th. Essays Due by 1:00 pm in my office, room 456.

 
For 11/14:
Essay 4 Draft Due

For 11/12:
 Response 9 Due


For 11/5:

Response 8 Due

For 10/31:

Essay 3 Due


You may cover the following poems for essay 3:
 

Evie Shockley, “improper(ty) behavior,” “where you are planted,” “owed to shirley chisolm”

Marcus Wicker, “Love Letter to Ru Paul,” “Love Letter to Justin Timberlake*,” “Love Letter to Pam Grier,” “Love Letter to Flavor Flav,” "Love Letter to Dave Chapelle*"

Patricia Smith, “Skinhead”

Gloria Anzaldúa, “We Call Them Greasers,”“Cervicide,*” “horse”

 http://devlinpix.com/blog 
"Money"-Beau Sia
"Asian Men are Hung like Horses"-Beau Sia
"Tube"-Austin Slam Poetry Competition Team (group poem)
"What Teachers Make"-Taylor Mali
"Untimely Meditations"- Saul Williams

"For These are a Few of My Favorite Che's"- Daniel Garcia Ordaz (Poet Mariachi)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enVhQweFKCE
 "To the Pretty Girl in the Other Checkout Lane Whose Name I Don't Know"- Daniel Garcia Ordaz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgjXuWtVyJQ&list=PL7B50FB33F73239C2 

Pat Mora “Sonrisas,” "Elena," "Legal Alien" https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By46uWluiwz8ekV5bzFadnlSNFk/edit?usp=sharing

Sheryl Luna, Pity the Drowned Horses (Entire book)

For 10/22:
Response 7 due.


For 10/17:
Read the assigned poems. Pat Mora's "Elena" and "Legal Alien" can be found in the resources page as a PDF. Make sure to print these and bring them with you to class. "Cervicide" was copied and handed out to you last week. 

For 10/15:
Response 6 due.



For 10/10:
Read assigned poems and pages from Handbook of Poetic Form.

 
For 10/8:
Essay 2 due.



For 10/3:
Continue discussion of The Business of Fancydancing.

 
For 10/1:
Essay 2 draft due.
*Do not write your draft over the following short stories: "Traveling," "Translated from the American," "Special Delivery," "Gravity."


For 9/26:
Response paper due.


For 9/24:
Read Sherman Alexie biography and browse the Coeur d'Alene tribal site found in the resources page.

For 9/19:
Listen to Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" available on the resources page.

***Essays Due. Bring a printed copy to class.

For 9/17:
Read assigned poems in Missing You, Metropolis.
 
For 9/12:
Print out the Tone Words PDF found in the resources page and bring it to class.

For 9/10:
Response paper due.

***Also, you may write your essay 1 draft over any poem in Missing You, Metropolis, even if we have not covered it yet.

For 9/5:
Bring response paper to class.

For 9/3:
Read assigned poems and selections.  Be prepared for class discussion.

For 8/29:
Make sure you have read all the poems and assigned terminology.
*Read and print the interview with Maria Herrera-Sobek. Bring this with you to class.
Bring your response paper to class.

For 8/27: 
The course syllabus is available to download in the resources page on this site.
**Download and print the "Poetry Handout" found in the resources page on this site.You will bring this to class everyday.