Here it is: list of possible topics for Thursday's post. You have the option of selecting your own topic this week, but the ones below may be useful to consider early in the quarter.
- What further "contado" links can we draw in the poems of Ferlinghetti or Ginsberg? Illustrate this through a close reading of poem(s). What does SF look like in these poems?
- How do Ferlinghetti and Ginsberg differ in their depictions of SF and its contado(s)? What are some examples?
- Both poets are interested in "extremes." What conflicts do they depict, and how (if at all) do the poems attempt to deal with the conflicts?
- Comment on the figure of the Beat (see Peters) and/or Ferlinghetti, bohemian entrepreneur. What questions were they most concerned with? What sort of attitude did they have towards the academy, elite cultures?
- How do the poems balance between accessibility and artfulness?
- You could also write on Brautigan, if you like to live on the edge. Stay tuned for possible topics.
Also remember to include at least one question at the end of your post.
Bits and pieces:
Nothing due on Tuesday (but additional posts are most welcome)
No comments due on Thursday - only the post. We'll begin marking comments next week.
Any comments/suggestions (blog name, pictures, etc.) would be grand -- you can email Stephanie or leave comments here. In the meantime, stay tuned for updates. You'll also get an e-mail when anything significant arises.
...to the stars!
2 comments:
could you please post links to individual blogs somewhere on the main page. It would be easier than navigating thru the followers page to individual blogs, plus I am not using blogger and people cannot find my blog that way. Thanks.
I'm making final changes to the list as we speak - it'll be up by this weekend, hopefully.
If you've been having problems setting up your blog, keep me posted on the URL when you get it running.
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