Maridajes poéticos: movimientos, épocas y más

Students will be taught how to read, understand, compare, & contrast poems and poets (and occasionally songs and songwriters) from different eras of poetry in this ongoing class. Each class meeting will consist of reading two poems. After reading each poem, we will:
1. discuss the historical context of the pair of poems.
2. go over a brief biography of the poets.
3. note the poetic devices used in each poem.
4. learn about the poetry movements featured in that day's class meeting.

I will use slides to go over the poems, the poets, and the historical relevance of each poem. Video clips may be used when applicable. I encourage students to share their thoughts and to ask questions. I enjoy having interactions during our class meetings. 

To truly understand a poem, a reader should know something about the poet and the era in which the poem was written. I believe in encouraging students to get the "whole picture" when it comes to literature, poetry, and history. By comparing and contrasting pairs of poems from different eras, this goal will be met.

SCHEDULE
Week of:
Thurs Feb 1:  "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe and "Annabel Lee" by Tiger Army 
Thurs Feb 8: "The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop and "Hall of Fame" by The Script 
Thurs Feb 15: "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare (excerpt) and "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne 
Thurs Feb 22:  "Acquainted With the Night" by Robert Frost and "Sonnet 27" by William Shakespeare
Thurs Feb 29:  "Because I could not stop For Death" by Emily Dickinson and "Reaper" by Sia 
Thurs Mar 7: "Spellbound" by Emily Bronte and "Winter Morning" by Richard Meier
Thurs Mar 14: "Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare and "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran 
Thues Mar 21: "Beowulf" (excerpt) and "The Stone Troll" (poem featured in Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien) 
Thurs Mar 28: "Mr. Nobody" by Anonymous and "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop
Thurs Apr 4: "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost and "Amoretti 30: My Love Is like to Ice, and I to fire" by Edmund Spenser
Thurs Apr 11: Homer's "Iliad" (excerpt) and "The Shield of Achilles" (excerpt) by W.H. Auden
Thurs Apr 18: "Perseus" by Robert Hayden and "Medusa" by Louise Bogan
Thurs Apr 25: "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron and "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction
Thurs May 2: NO CLASS MEETING
Thurs May 9: "The Raven" (excerpt) by Edgar Allan Poe and "Home" by Rupert Brooke
Thurs May 16: "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou and "Mushrooms" by Sylvia Plath
Thurs May 23: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and "Nothing Twice" by Wislawa Szymborska
Thurs May 30: "On the Sea" by John Keats and "By the Sea" by William Wordsworth
Thurs June 6: "Your World" by Georgia Douglas Johnson and "Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin Timberlake
Thurs June 13: "Moonrise" by Gerard Manley Hopkins and "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Thurs June 20: "Over hill, over dale" from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and "Moonlight, Summer Moonlight" by Emily Bronte
Thurs June 27: "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost and "Stay Gold" by First Aid Kit