Saturday, September 3, 2011  Welcome to Intro to Lit: Poetry at
Goshen College - Fall 2011  What is poetry? How does it
function? Why is poetry important to us? How is our
understanding of poetry shaped by cultural context? What work
does poetry do in our world? These are questions we'll be
discussing and blogging about in Introduction to Literature:
Poetry at Goshen College. We'll explore these questions by
looking at modern and contemporary poetry first in the American
context, then in a global context, and finally bringing it back
to the student’s choice of an individual book of poetry to read,
analyze, write about, and share with the class. Throughout the
class we will ask ourselves “what is poetry?” and expand our
definitions as we explore the kinds of work it can do in the
world. Our study will be enhanced by films, poetry readings,
writing exercises, guest lectures, and performances. To start
with, What's your favorite poem? Take a look at the Favorite
Poem Project to see what others have said about po