Found teacher poem!

From my wonderful mother-in-law's yearbook, _GARGOYLE_ 1959:

Apologue from a Pedagogue

A teacher's life is fulled with troubles
Squirt guns, spitballs, gum that bubbles
Whispers, notes, and comic books,
Apple-polishers, dirty looks,
Spring with its resultant fever,
Earnest workers, gay deceivers,
Homework papers overdue,
Recitations and review,
Grades, with the complaints they bring
Bells that regularly ring;
Youth that always keeps its bloom,
Laughter filling up the room.
And tho I speak with indiscretion–-
I'm glad I chose this mad profession!

Not Not Notley

Some words and spaces:

Sept 17/August 29, '88

We get out of the car and I think I see him he waves coming from the woods.
Looks like our dad, shape of head and current
slenderness, moustache; is wearing dark glasses
at seeing each other. We go into lobby of

rehab

,

Margaret and I get visitors' tags, girl asks if we're twins.
Al has to give up our birthday presents for him.
He says he can't stand to be inside; we climb a hill
and sit down on a bench...

Bet your bottom dollar!

Collaboration

I'm on a winning streak here.
I am not a poet.
I am not a painter.
You are a poet and
a painter.

Does that sound good to you so far?
Yeah. Now tell me this. "Write not better yet."

Will me ween me; wine and diner, jelly bean who?
Write a paper light a votive step down. What.


Spot the errors and win a prize --
Otherwise
lies are lies.



p.s. Henry says write "poop" for the end of the poem. I'm on the fence here.

World's Most Boring Bloggage Brought to you here for free by me.

I have integrity, and also a discerning palate.

Paper Three Topics

Assignment: Write at least one thousand words upon one of the following suggested topics.
Due: draft one uploaded to by classtime on Monday November 15th. Final draft by Friday November 19th
Note: if you haven't already, please familiarize yourself with MLA form. You can do so through or here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/


“Captain Obvious, say Hello to Team America World Police!” In her book Literature Portfolio, Dr. Christy Desmet introduces poetry study as follows:

You have been “studying” poetry ever since you were born. While your early lessons may have been unconscious, all the nursery rhymes, preschool songs, riddles, limericks, jump rope ditties, Dr. Seuss books, and advertising jingles of your youth made a home in your memory and a place for poetry. Humans are universally attracted to the sounds, textures, and layered meanings of poetry and poetic language. (351)

For this paper, think about how Dr. Desmet, the director of First-Year Composition here at UGA, chooses her language. Then, write a paper that considers the ramifications of this introduction for your own understanding of poetic language OR seeks to define the intangible kinds of poetic exploration that can be achieved through song, harmony, performance, etc.

Poetry is... but “poetry” is not...

Poetry and poetic language surround us It's important to remember that no sharp distinction exists between poetry and prose; we look instead, at a continuum, with poetry on one end and prose on the other... (351).

For this topic, think about one of the poets who came to class, and discuss how they defined or explained their poetry. Quote them aplenty, please.

Choose your own adventure paper!

... Develop an intelligent argument about any song, film, video, clip, conversation, poem, story, or work we've covered in class. YouTube is a completely valid and valuable source here, as long as you cite properly.


Works Cited

Desmet, Christy, D. Alexis Hart, and Deborah Church Miller, eds. Prentice Hall Literature Portfolio. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2007. Print.