Week 13 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, April 16th

• Class Cancelled
• Homework
• Pick two (2) prompts from the following website and compose two (2) FREE VERSE poems: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts
• your two poems should fit on one page
• each poem should include its own original title
• print/bring two (2) copies of your poems to class on Thursday
• read Poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, & Nurske (71-84)
• post RR#18 on our course blog by midnight on Wednesday, 4/17

Thursday, April 18th

• Discuss Final Classes and Breakfast Potluck
• Distribute Poems by Joaquin Castillo
• Class Activity: Share Free Verse Poetry
• Discussion Leader: Rita Salazar Lara
• Starkey, pgs. 14-54
• Discussion Leader: Leonardo Torres
• Poems by Alexie, Dee Cervantes, Equi, Harjo, & Nurske
• Homework
• Pick two (2) new prompts from the following website and compose two (2) new FORM or FREE VERSE poems: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts
• your two poems should fit on no more than 3 pages
• each poem should include its own original title
• print/bring two (2) copies of your poems to class on Tuesday
• read Poems by Joaquin Castillo (passed out in class)
• post RR#19 on our course blog by midnight on Monday, 4/22