Poetry: Oct. 19 - 22

Due Tues. Oct. 20 - Poetry Assignment #1

Thurs. Oct. 22/09
- Canadian Poet Profile: Leonard Cohen (1934 - )
- Watch Cohen recite the poem Democracy is Coming to the USA
- Compare the mood and tone against the music video of Democracy.
- Then read his poem "Tower of Song." Watch Cohen's speech at his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
- Watch the Tower of Song performance (Cohen and U2).
- Use words, sketches and your imagination to interpret and illustrate the Tower of Song. (substitution assignment)
- Start watching the QTV interview with Cohen at 6min45sec.

Wed. Oct. 21/09
- British poet profile: Percy Bisshe Shelley
- Poem analysis: Ozymandias (sonnet)
- Computer lab project work

Tues. Oct. 20/09
- Review these poetry slam examples. Then, work toward completion on poetry assignment #2. A poetry slam is a competition at which poets read or recite original work (or, more rarely, that of others). These performances are then judged on a numeric scale by previously selected members of the audience.

Mon. Oct. 19/09
- Review the quatrain poetry form.
- Lab exercise: Write three quatrain comic strip poems on three different feelings or emotions. Use Strip Generator to create your three comic quatrains. See the example.
- Printing in J219 Lab: Click on the K->Graphics->KSnapshot->Print
- Continue work on poetry assignment #1 and #2