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    An Introduction toAn Introduction toAmerican Poetry American Poetry

    Lets Define America!Lets Define America!

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    Po etry and America?Po etry and America?

    Why Po etry?Why Po etry?Writing a p o em is disc ov ering.Writing a p o em is disc ov ering.-- R ob ert Fr o stRob ert Fr o stPo etry is nearer t o v ital truth than hist o ry.Po etry is nearer t o v ital truth than hist o ry. P lat oP lat o

    Po etry is finer and m o re phil o s o phical than hist o ry; f o r Po etry is finer and m o re phil o s o phical than hist o ry; f o r po etry expresses the uni v ersal, and hist o ry o nly thepo etry expresses the uni v ersal, and hist o ry o nly theparticular.particular. - - Arist o tle Arist o tlePo etry is the music o f the s o ul, and, a bov e all, o f greatPo etry is the music o f the s o ul, and, a bov e all, o f great

    and feeling s o uls.and feeling s o uls. -- Vo ltaireVo ltaire

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    Po etry and America?Po etry and America?

    Why America?Why America?Internati o nally, British p o ems recei v e m o re fame thanInternati o nally, British p o ems recei v e m o re fame than

    American p o ems b ecause o f their classic imagery and American p o ems b ecause o f their classic imagery andrhet o ric.rhet o ric.

    American p o etry stands o ut fr o m o ther c o untries American p o etry stands o ut fr o m o ther c o untriesb ecause o f its descripti o n o f b ecause o f its descripti o n o f strugglestruggle ,, sacrifice,sacrifice, andandidealismidealism ..

    S tudying American p o etry is extremely rele v ant t o IsraelS tudying American p o etry is extremely rele v ant t o Israelb ecause bo th c o untries are b uilt o n the sh o ulders o f b ecause bo th c o untries are b uilt o n the sh o ulders o f immigrants and ha v e faced similar hardships fr o m war,immigrants and ha v e faced similar hardships fr o m war,s o cial injustice, and patriarchal rule.s o cial injustice, and patriarchal rule.

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    G o als f o r UnitG o als f o r Unit1. T o familiarize with fam o us p o ets and their p o ems in1. T o familiarize with fam o us p o ets and their p o ems in

    America such as Walt Whitman, Emily Dickins o n, and America such as Walt Whitman, Emily Dickins o n, andLangst o n Hughes.Langst o n Hughes.

    2. T o understand different p o etic peri o ds in American2. T o understand different p o etic peri o ds in Americanhist o ry: P uritanism, C o lo nialism, Transcendentalism,hist o ry: P uritanism, C o lo nialism, Transcendentalism,Realism, S urrealism & Existentialism, Feminism, theRealism, S urrealism & Existentialism, Feminism, theBeat M ov ement, Harlem Renaissance, M o dernism, Po stBeat M ov ement, Harlem Renaissance, M o dernism, Po stMo dernism, War p o ets, etc.Mo dernism, War p o ets, etc.

    3. T o keep track o f the p o ems we read and discuss with3. T o keep track o f the p o ems we read and discuss withweekly written j o urnal entries.weekly written j o urnal entries.

    4. T o co llate all o ur inf o rmati o n o n fam o us p o ets and their 4. T o co llate all o ur inf o rmati o n o n fam o us p o ets and their po ems t o define America in a final task.po ems t o define America in a final task.

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    Roo ts o f American Po etryRoo ts o f American Po etryP re 1650P re 1650- -17501750

    Hist o ryHist o ry European Interaction with AmericasEuropean Interaction with AmericasEarly coloniesEarly colonies

    LiteraryLiteraryMov ementsMov ements

    C alvinismC alvinismAnimismAnimismNative American LiteratureNative American LiteratureC olonial LiteratureC olonial LiteraturePuritanism (Jeremiad, Meditation)Puritanism (Jeremiad, Meditation)Salem Witch TrialsSalem Witch Trials

    Po ets o f thePo ets o f theTimeTime Anne BradstreetAnne BradstreetEbenezer C ookEbenezer C ookSamuel SewallSamuel SewallEdward Taylor Edward Taylor Michael WigglesworthMichael Wigglesworth

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    Po etry o f the American Re vo lutio nPo etry o f the American Re vo lutio n

    Hist o ryHist o ry Lead up t o re vo lutio nLead up t o re vo lutio nIndependenceIndependence

    Po ets o f the TimePo ets o f the Time Philip FreneauPhilip FreneauJames Grainger James Grainger Jupiter HammonJupiter HammonElihu HubbardElihu Hubbard

    Phillis WheatleyPhillis Wheatley

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    America enters the 19 America enters the 19 thth CenturyCenturyHist o ryHist o ry Ante b ellum P eri o d Ante b ellum P eri o d

    Civ il War Civ il War

    Literary M ov ementsLiterary M ov ements Co nc o rd Chr o no lo gyCo nc o rd Chr o no lo gyTranscendentalistTranscendentalistS o uthwestern Hum o r S o uthwestern Hum o r S entimental Ficti o nS entimental Ficti o nRealismRealismG o thic N ov elG o thic N ov elS la v e Narrati v esS la v e Narrati v es

    Po ets o f the TimePo ets o f the Time Eloise A. BibbEloise A. BibbWilliam C ullen BryantWilliam C ullen BryantOlivia Ward BushOlivia Ward BushEmily DickinsonEmily DickinsonRalph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo EmersonPhilip FreneauPhilip FreneauWashington IrvingWashington IrvingHenry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth LongfellowEdgar Allen PoeEdgar Allen PoeHenreitta C ordelia RayHenreitta C ordelia Ray

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    Welc o me t o the 20Welc o me t o the 20 thth CenturyCenturyHist o ryHist o ry Wo rldwide spread o f dem o cracyWo rldwide spread o f dem o cracy

    IndustrialIndustrial- -techn o lo gical re vo lutio ntechn o lo gical re vo lutio nDem o graphic shifts resulting fr o mDem o graphic shifts resulting fr o m

    impr ov ed health care, transp o rtati o n, andimpr ov ed health care, transp o rtati o n, and

    changed family relati o nshipschanged family relati o nshipsWo rld Wars & the Rise o f AmericanWo rld Wars & the Rise o f American

    Po wer Po wer Co unter Co unter--CultureCultureG lob alizati o nG lob alizati o nCiv il RightsCiv il Rights

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    Welc o me t o the 20Welc o me t o the 20 thth CenturyCenturyLiteraryLiterary

    Mov ementsMov ements

    Surrealism and ExistentialismSurrealism and Existentialism

    The New York SchoolThe New York SchoolBeat PoetsBeat PoetsThe San Francisco SchoolThe San Francisco SchoolThe Black Mountain SchoolThe Black Mountain SchoolIdiosyncratic PoetsIdiosyncratic PoetsTraditionalismTraditionalismFeminismFeminismThe Language SchoolThe Language SchoolStream of C onsciousnessStream of C onsciousnessModernismModernismThe Lost GenerationThe Lost Generation

    First World War PoetsFirst World War PoetsImagismImagismHarlem RenaissanceHarlem RenaissancePostmodernismPostmodernismC onfessional PoetryC onfessional PoetryMagical RealismMagical Realism

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    Welc o me t o the 20Welc o me t o the 20 thth CenturyCenturyPo etsPo etso f theo f theTimeTime

    Robert FrostAdrienne Rich

    Jean Toomer e.e. cummingsT.S. EliotLangston HughesZora Neale HurstonJames Weldon

    JohnsonJamaica KincaidSidney Lanier Waldo PierceSylvia PlathAnne SextonWallace Stevens

    Walt WhitmanJohn Greenleaf

    Whittier William C arlos

    Williams

    Maya AngelouDiane diPrima

    Bob PerelmanBruce AndrewsAmiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones)Robert BlyAmy C lampittBilly C ollinsRobert C reeleyMark DotyRobert DuncanLawrence FerlinghettiAllen GinsbergNikki GiovanniLouise GluckLouise Glorie GrahamJorie GrahamLyn HejinianC arolyn Kizer

    Kenneth Koch Yusef Komunyakaa

    Maxine KuminJoanne Kyger Li-Young LeeDenise LevertovAudre LordeS. MerwinJanice MirikitaniFrank O'HaraMary Oliver Robert PinskyKenneth RexrothMichael S. Harper C harles SimicGary Snyder Jack Spicer Mark StrandMay SwensonPhil WhalenC harles Wright

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    The turn int o the 21The turn int o the 21 stst CenturyCentury

    Hist o ryHist o ry Events of Terrorism &Events of Terrorism &C onflictC onflictHuman Interaction withHuman Interaction with

    the Environment (Energythe Environment (EnergyC rises, Global Warming)C rises, Global Warming)Budgets and DeficitsBudgets and Deficits

    ImmigrationImmigration

    Literary M ov ementsLiterary M ov ements ExperimentalismExperimentalismNew FormalismNew FormalismC yber C yber- -PoetryPoetry

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    The turn int o the 21The turn int o the 21 stst CenturyCentury

    Wh o are the m o st fam o us p o ets o f the 21Wh o are the m o st fam o us p o ets o f the 21 stst century?century?

    Its hard to tell now! It could be any one of you!Its hard to tell now! It could be any one of you!


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