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Fall 2004 Calendar
1 8/30: Intro, response 1, some poems
9/1: poems by Billy Collins, Louise Gluck, Dean Young, Alison Townsend, Karl Garson, Alison Deming.
9/3: in-class writing. Response 1 due.
2 9/6 Labor Day
9/8: Kim Addonizio, “The Philosopher’s Club” plus essay
9/10: Small group poem workshops. First poem due.
3 9/13:
9/15: Staci MacGregor and Shelly Fauske Responders: Heidi Bauman, Kate Brower, Tyler Brown Reminder: the poems that I hand out to you, and those that are linked to this page, are the material you'll draw on for your critical essay (see syllabus). Make sure to save those, and to make notes on your readings that will help you write that essay when the time comes.
9/17: Nicole Balistreri and Brianna Kappen Responders: Nicole Eckland, Anne Elder, Drew Gilman Read Li-Young Lee's "The Gift."
4 9/20: Sean Zyer and Karrie Johnson Responders: Adam Hoogenakker, Mary Jilek, Brianna Kappen Read Ted Kooser's "Selecting a Reader"
9/22:
9/24: Elizabeth Whiting and Mary Jilek Responders: Kaleena Marquez, Rachel Miller, Rubie Morris Read Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"
5 9/27: Laura Vodak and Anne Elder Responders: Doug Noble, Shannon Slaght, Elizabeth Whiting
9/29: Shannon Slaght and Adam Hoogenakker Responders: Laura Vodak, Sean Zyer, Nicole Balistreri Hand out response assignment 2
10/1: Doug Noble and Drew Gilman Responders: Shelly Fauske, Heidi Bauman 6 10/4: no class: St. Francis day
10/6: Guest poets: Kelly Sexton and David Krump
10/8: Rubie Morris and Nicole Eckland Responders: Kate Brower, Tyler Brown, Kaleena Marquez Response #2 due
Saturday, October 9th: bus trip to Wisconsin Book Festival: Leave, 8 AM from in front of the clock tower. Return, 8:30 PM (leaving Madison at 6 PM)
7 10/11: Classroom guest: Bill Reichart, poet and director of the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA): sponsored by Viterbo's International Studies Program.
10/13: Rachel Miller and Tyler Brown Responders: Nicole Eckland, Drew Gilman, Anne Elder
10/15: No class: instructor away
8 10/18: Heidi Bauman and Kaleena Marquez Responders: Staci MacGregor, Adam Hoogenakker, Mary Jilek Response #3 due for Book Festival Attendees: write a one-page free response to your experience at the festival. Try to focus on some specific aspect of writing and/or poetry in your response. What did you learn there? Response #3 for those who did not attend the book festival
10/20: Draft workshop on critical essay
10/22: No Class: midterm break
9 10/25: Kate Brower and Staci MacGregor Responders: Karrie Johnson, Brianna Kappen, Heidi Bauman
10/27: Shelly Fauske Draft workshop on critical essay Responders: Nicole Balistreri, Sean Zyer, Drew Gilman
10/29: Karrie Johnson and Sean Zyer Responders: Shelly Fauske, Adam Hoogenakker, Mary Jilek Critical Essay Due
10 11/1: Mary Jilek and Elizabeth Whiting Responders: Karrie Johnson, Brianna Kappen, Staci MacGregor
11/3:
11/5: No class: instructor away
11 11/8: Drew Gilman and Shannon Slaght Responders: Doug Noble, Laura Vodak, Elizabeth Whiting
11/10: Response paper #4: attend the Pump House Reading Series event, featuring Karl Garson and singer/songwriter, Justin Scheck. Mere attendance earns you the 20 points for the Response paper. If you read during the open mic section of the program, you can earn an additional ten extra credit points. The event is free and begins at 7 PM at the Pump House, downtown (119 King Street). Donations are encouraged, and all cash donations will earn an entry into a raffle for fabulous prizes.
If you can't make it, here's your assignment: write a brief (2-3 page) paper comparing and contrasting the two poems from After the Storm. How do the two poems "work with" the subject matter of the Gulf War? Does one or the other poem seem more effective, either aesthetically or politically? How do these two arenas--the aesthetic and the political--seem to go together, in your opinion?
11/12: Anne Elder and Doug Noble Responders: Shannon Slaght, Sean Zyer, Nicole Balistreri DUE: Response #3 for those who did not attend the book festival 12 11/15: Nicole Eckland and Rubie Morris Responders: Shelly Fauske, Karrie Johnson, Staci MacGregor
11/17: Kate Brower Responders: Rubie Morris, Nicole Eckland
11/19: Tyler Brown and Rachel Miller Responders: Doug Noble, Shannon Slaght Response #4 due for those who didn't attend the Pump House Reading
13 11/22: Heidi Bauman and Kaleena Marquez Responders: Rachel Miller, Laura Vodak, Elizabeth Whiting
11/24: Thanksgiving break
11/26: Thanksgiving break
14 11/29: Brianna Kappen and Nicole Balistreri Responders: Tyler Brown, Anne Elder
12/1: Portfolio and critical introduction guidelines Evening event: Bill Stobb and Earl Madary perform at the Pump House
12/3: Adam Hoogenakker and Laura Vodak Responders: Kaleena Marquez, Rachel Miller, Rubie Morris
15 12/6: Workshop: bring three "key" poems from your portfolio. In groups, generate phrases that overview these poems. Imagine you were writing a review of these poems, what kinds of active, original characterizations could you invent to describe them.
12/8: Workshop: editing your poems. Bring all the poems you're considering for the portfolio. Work on editing them (not revising--"revising" is the stage where you're making substantial changes to poems; in the "editing" stage, you're making your punctuation/capitalization strategies consistent, looking at ineffective word choices and bulky phrasings, checking your formatting, spelling, etc.).
12/10: Workshop: draft of critical intro. Last questions. Course evals.
Finals week Thursday, 12/16: portfolios due by 3:30 PM in classroom (because I have to pick my daughter up at school at 3, I probably won't be here until 3:30).
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