Poetry Out Loud resource

By Wednesday, November 20, I want you to have selected a poem by an American writer from the Poetry Out Loud site. You'll be memorizing and reciting the poem in class. The link I'm providing takes you to the page you can search (by using the term "American") for such poets. Let me know if you have problems or questions.

https://www.poetryoutloud.org/search/?type=poet

We'll continue to move through Kindred as you also work to choose and memorize a poem. Always check the calendar for updates. Pay attention to what's covered each day and recognize that you should continue to look for the motifs and themes raised in class. 

Questions on Coates (in case you lost them)

As you read Coates, look up historical references or references to people with whom you are unfamiliar. The assignment may be shared with me on Google Docs or printed, if Google Docs is not an accessible app for you.

1. Coates’s first audience for his book is his son. In what ways do you see that shape the choice of subjects he addresses or how he approaches those subjects?

2. What lessons is he trying to convey to his son or hoping his son learns in being raised by Coates and his wife?

3. Much of Coetes's advice is surrounded by historical context—both about “the South” and more recent history. Why do you think he relies so much on history? What is he saying about our relationship to past events?

4. Though Coates directs this book to his son, in what ways are you, too, part of the audience? That is, what is relevant to you in what he’s saying?