| Week 1 |
Writing
and Knowing |
| Jan 8-12 |
Homework |
In-class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
- |
Syllabus;
Journals; Prompts
|
Rita Dove
|
- |
| W |
Before
Class: Read "Writing and Knowing" in The
Poet's Companion (PC) and Carole Maso's "Break Every Rule";
Familiarize yourself with the layout of
Patricia Smith's Incendiary Art.
|
"Writing
and Knowing"
"Break Every
Rule" |
Yesenia
Montilla
|
- |
| F |
Before
Class: Complete Prompt 1 |
Group Activity: Hit
the Pocket
|
Slam
Performance
|
Prompt 1 |
| Week 2 |
Meter
Rhyme and Form |
Jan 15-19
|
Homework |
In-class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Martin
Luther King Jr Day--No Class |
-
|
-
|
- |
| W |
Before
Class: Read "Meter, Rhyme, and Form" in The Poet's Companion and pages 5-10
in Patricia Smith's Incendiary Art |
"Meter,
Rhyme, and Form"
"That Chile
Emmett in That Casket"
"Incendiary Art"
|
Warsan
Shire |
-
|
| F |
Before Class: Read pages 11-49 in Patricia Smith's Incendiary
Art; Complete Prompt 2 |
"Emmitt
Till Choose Your Own Adventure"
(14, 19, 27, 48)
"Incendiary
Art: Birmingham 1963"
"Hey, who you
got in here?"
"Incendiary
Art: Los Angeles, 1992"
|
Natalie
Diaz
|
Prompt
2
|
| Week 3 |
Repetition
Rhythm and Blues |
| Jan 22-26 |
Homework |
In-class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before
Class: Read "Repetition, Rhythm, and Blues" in The Poet's Companion and pages
53-69 in Patricia Smith's Incendiary
Art |
"Repetition,
Rhythm, and Blues"
"Involuntary
Breath Holding"
"When
Black Men Drown Their Daughters" |
Danez
Smith |
- |
| W |
Before
Class: Read pages 73-91 in Patricia Smith's Incendiary Art |
"Sagas of the Accidental
Saint" (83-85) |
Martin Espada
|
|
| F |
Before
Class: Complete Prompt 3 |
Group
Slam Activity |
Slam
Performance |
Prompt
3 |
| Week 4 |
The
Music of the Line |
| 29-Feb 2 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before
Class: Read "The Music of the Line" in The Poet's Companion, Danez Smith's
"summer, somewhere," and Victoria Chang's "Edward Hopper's Office at Night" |
"The
Music and the Line"
"summer,
somewhere"
"Edward
Hopper's Office at Night"
|
Victoria Chang
|
- |
| W |
Before
Class: Read pages 92-109 in Patricia Smith's Incendiary Art |
"Sagas
of the Accidental Saint"
(92-101) |
Jose Olivarez |
-
|
| T |
Extra Credit: Kaveh Akbar Reading, Elson S.
Floyd Cultural Center, 5:30 |
| F |
Before
Class: Complete Prompt 4; Prepare to read one of your poems from this
semester in class. |
Poetry Reading |
Cave
Canem |
Prompt
4 |
| Week 5 |
Images |
| Feb 5-9 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before
Class: Read "Images" in The
Poet's Companion and Ocean Vuong's "Threshold" in Night Sky with Exit Wounds |
"Images"
"Threshold"
|
Li-Young Lee |
- |
| W |
Before
Class: Read pages 7-46 in Ocean Vuong's Night Sky with Exit Wounds |
"Aubade
with Burning City"
"Immigrant
Haibun"
"Always &
Forever"
"The Gift"
"Because
It's Summer"
"Anaphora
as Coping Mechanism" |
Nikki
Finny |
-
|
| F |
Before
Class: Complete Prompt 5 |
Group
Slam Activity |
Slam
Performance |
Prompt
5
|
| Week 6 |
Witnessing |
| Feb 12-16 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before
Class: Read "Witnessing" in The
Poet's Companion before class. |
"Witnessing"
|
Jericho
Brown
|
- |
| W |
Before
Class: Read pages 47-85 in Ocean Vuong's Night Sky with Exit Wounds |
"Untitled
(Blue, Green, Brown)"
"To My Father /
To My Future Son"
"Deto(nation)"
"Notebook
Fragments" |
Tyehimba
Jess
|
-
|
| F |
Before
Class: Complete Prompt 6; Prepare to read one of your poems from this
semester in class. |
Poetry
Reading |
VONA |
Prompt
6 |
| Week 7 |
A
Body of Memory |
| Feb 19-23 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Presidents' Day - No Class
|
-
|
-
|
- |
| W |
Before Class: Read
Brenda Miller's "A Body of Memory," Christina Tang-Bernas's
"\'in-glish\," and Sarah A. Chavez's "Mexican Americans and American
Mexicans: An Etymology." |
"A Body of Memory"
"\'in-glish/"
"Mexican Americans and American
"Mexicans: An Etymology"
|
Kiese
Laymon |
- |
| F |
Before
Class: Read "The Basics of Good Writing in Any Form," "Amy Tan's
"Confessions," and Jon Pineda's "Go." |
"The Basics of
Good Writing . . ." (163-169)
"Confessions"
"Go" |
Javier
Zamora
|
Prompt
7 |
| Week 8 |
The Basics of
Good Writing in Any Form |
| 26-Mar 2 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before
Class: Read packet of Veronica Sandoval's poems
|
Sandoval
Poems
|
Erika
Sanchez |
- |
| T |
Extra Credit: Open Mic Reading, 4:30 pm
(CUE 209) |
| W |
Before Class: Read "The
Basics of Good Writing in Any Form," Sonja Livingston's "The Ghetto
Girls Guide to Dating and Romance," and Naomi Shihab Nye's "Someone
I Love" |
"The
Basics of Good Writing . . ." (169-177)
"The
Ghetto Girls Guide to Dating and Romance"
"Someone
I Love" |
Joy
Harjo |
-
|
| F |
Before
Class: Complete Prompt 8; |
Group
Slam Activity |
Watering Hole |
Prompt
8 |
| Week 9 |
The
Grammatical Excusion |
| Mar 5-9 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before Class: Read "The
Grammatical Excursion" in The Poet's
Companion. |
"The
Grammatical
Excursion"
Editing Activity |
Hanif
Abdurraqib
|
- |
| W |
No Class |
-
|
-
|
- |
| F |
No Class
Email Prompt 9 to me at bryanfry@wsu.edu |
-
|
-
|
Prompt
9
|
| Spring Break -
No Class this Week |
| Week 10 |
Character |
| Mar 19-23 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before
Class: Read "The Hate U Give" (3-103) and Jewell Parker Rhodes
"Creating Character."
|
"The
Hate U Give"
"Creating Character" |
Tayari
Jones
|
- |
| W |
Before
Class: Read "The Hate U Give" (104-200) |
"The
Hate U Give" |
William Evans |
|
| F |
Before
Class: Complete Prompt 10; Prepare to read a poem or a portion of an
essay from this
semester in class. |
Slam
Activity / Poetry
Reading |
Kimbilio |
Prompt
10
|
| Week 11 |
Point
of View |
| Mar 26-30 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before
Class: Read "The Hate U Give" (200-278) and Jewell Parker Rhodes "Point
of View"
|
"The Hate
U Give"
"Point of View" |
Junot
Diaz |
- |
| W |
Before
Class: Read "The Hate U Give" (281-334) |
"The Hate
U Give" |
Chris
Albani |
- |
| F |
Before Class: Complete
Prompt 11 |
Group
Activity |
CantoMundo |
Prompt
11 |
| Week 12 |
The
Music of Dialogue |
| April 2-6 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before
Class: Bring a revised copy of your Incendiary Art poem to class for
workshop. |
Incendiary
Art Worshop |
- |
- |
| W |
Before
Class: Read "The Hate U Give" (337-387) and Jewell Parker Rhodes
"Dialogue, Dialect, and Narrative Voice" |
"The Hate
U Give"
"Dialogue, Dialect, and
Narrative Voice" |
Claudia
Rankine |
-
|
| F |
Before
Class: Read "The Hate U Give" (388-444) |
"The Hate
U Give" |
Kaveh Akbar |
-
|
| Week 13 |
More
Repetition: Villanelle Pantoum Sestina |
| April 9-13 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before Class: Read
"Villanelle, Pantoum, Sestina" in The
Poet's
Companion. |
Villanelle,
Pantoum, Sestina" |
Aimee
Nezhukumatathilm |
- |
| W |
Before Class: Just come.
Today will be a fun day. |
Imitation
Workshop |
Bao
Phi |
- |
| F |
Poetry
Slam Workshop |
Poetry
Slam Workshop
|
- |
-
|
| Week 14 |
Voice
and Style |
| April 16-20 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before Class: Read "Voice
and Style" in The Poet's
Companion. |
"Voice
and Style" |
Etheridge
Knight |
Incendiary
Art Poem
|
| W |
Bring work to class for workshop |
Workshop |
Sonja
Sanchez |
-
|
| F |
2X4
Poetry Slam |
Groups D,
E,
and F perform slams
Discuss Final |
- |
Group
A/B/C
Poetry Slam |
| Week 15 |
The
Energy of Revision |
| April 23-27 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| M |
Before Class: Read "The
Energy of Revision" in The Poet's
Companion. |
"The
Energy of Revision" |
Lucille Clifton |
- |
| W |
|
Workshop |
Laylie
Long Soldier |
- |
| F |
Before
Class: Complete Prompt 12; Prepare to read something from this
semester in class. |
Reading |
Ross Gay |
Group D/E/F
Poetry Slam |
| Friday Night: Open Mic Final
Presentations (Cue 317 from 5:00-7:00 pm)!!!! (see Final Portfolio for more info) |
| Finals |
Finals |
| May 4 |
Schedule |
In-Class |
Spotlight |
Due |
| F |
Prepare for your Final
Portfolio |
- |
- |
Final
|