This Week and Next

Tue: Finish reading Fluorescence and come to class prepared to share your responses to some of the poems. Also, you should write your blog response on the book for Tue.

Remember that we are now meeting in 112 Roosevelt.

Thur: No class; work on your poems for next week

Blog Response for Tue: Because there is no reading assignment for Tue (see syllabus; bring 2 copies of 2 poems) post a poem or two on your blog instead.  

Poetry exercises from last week:

1. write 2 poems "in response" to 2 of the poems in Fluorescence. You can use the language and rearrange/write your own poems, write poems as if in response to the poems in the book, or write continuation poems...it's open to interpretation.

2. do the poetry exericse posted on myemich :



Write a poem that contains one of each of these things:

• a small animal (i.e. tree frog, gecko, etc.)
• a brand name (i.e. Mazola, Hasbro, Taco Bell)
• a synonym for road
• a color
• a date (i.e. February 18)
• the word "scratch"
• somebody's name
• a loud noise

The sequence you use is up to you. 
Do it again using different things so you have 2 versions. See what you get.