Hello Poetteers,
I did a similar post a few months ago and I enjoyed doing it I decided to do it again but this time a bit differently. The prompt is what books would be on the syllabus if you taught (book genre). My class would be on poetry.
Week 1: I'm a published poet, so we would have to highlight my work.
Week 2: We would look at poems by Tyler Knott to study haikus.
Week 3: Our next read would be Poisoned Apples because it mixes fairytales with feminism.
Week 4: We have to take a look at Shakespeare and study the sonnets.
Week 5: Another classic poet we should study is Edgar Allan Poe.
Week 6: We took a look at single poems, now we have to transition into novels-in-verse. For that, we would study Ellen Hopkins.
Week 7: Written poetry isn't the only form of poetry. There is also spoken word. We will take a look at Sarah Kay for that.
Week 8: We should end with some light hearted reading and will be looking at Shel Silverstein.
Final Exam: Your choice between writing your own poem or read a poem we haven't highlighted and write an essay on your thoughts about the poem.
What are your favorite poetry books? Also, I'm now on SoundCloud, take a listen.
Thank you,
Fida
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