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Course Description:
Course Description:
This course explores the relationship between poetry, music and sound. In addition to reading poems about music, we will also explore the sonic elements of poems (how they sound), the impact of the voice, and poetic collaborations with musicians. Fine-tuning our reading and listening practices, we will review basic poetic forms including the sonnet, ode, elegy, free verse, blank verse, blues form, dub, spoken word and hip hop. We will review poetic devices such as line, meter, image, metaphor, simile. We will hone our critical and creative skills through close reading while also considering the historical contexts that inform the creation of poems.
Class Poem, "Musical Chaos" (composed by everyone, Feb 11, 2020)
Scary cat slipped in a spicy suitcase
Delicate temple flourishes transparent chocolate.
Loveable paper escapes with Spanish paint
Twinkly music walks.
Another exquisite corps, but with dance:
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