POEMS to be read and discussed in class (WSP 101) This assignment is to encourage us to think about the ideas of the course in different ways, in poetic ways.  Everyone will pick a poem the first week of class and then will be expected to read their poem out loud on the assigned day and discuss what the poem means and how it relates to the material of the course.  If you want to make up something in advance about your poem I can link it to the listing below.  The grading will be on the thoughtfulness and consideration you have given your poem and its relationship to the course materials.  This is worth 10 points.  For help considering your poem there is a web site that defines different terms used when discussing poetry that you might want to check out. Also, I have prepared information about how to read and think about your poem and discussing it.

DATE	POEM chapter number	Name
Sept. 23	Women— Chapter 14	Marty Pack
Sept. 25	Women— Chapter 21
Oct. 2	Women— Chapter 32 & Women— Chapter 81
Oct. 7	Women — Chapter 82  Women— Chapter 83  Legal Alien by Pat Mora	Carlos Pensamiento-Galvez Cristina Cuevas
Oct. 9	Women— Chapter 91	Belen Castillo
Oct. 14	Women — Chapter 100 &  For the white person who wants to know how to be my friend by Pat Parker	Bryanne Kaminski
Oct. 16	Women— 33 Women— 34	Monica Carlin
Oct. 21	Women— 36  Women— 37	Mandie Jeppsen
Oct. 23	Women— 103 Poem in Praise of Menstruation	Hannah Huston Cara
Oct. 28	Women— 35 Women— Chapter 40	Erin Magoon Elisa Salinas
Oct. 30	Women— 62	Denise Powell
Nov. 4	Women— 63	Melanie Velianoff
Nov. 6	Women — 116  Women's laughter by Marge Piercy	Latonya Magee
Nov. 11	Women— 118	Donielle Dial
Nov. 13	Women— 124	Antonia Lawrenson
Nov. 18	Women— 132	Gabriela Barragan
Nov. 20	Women — 149	Alysha Previti
Nov. 25	Perhaps the World Ends Here by Joy Harjo	Lariza Riaget
Nov. 27	The Bridge Poem by Donna Kate Rushin	Janvier Bennett
Dec. 2	Social Change by Eveline Marius	Kimberly Justiniano
Dec. 4	Wonder Womanby Genny Lim English and Biology by Susan Beaver The Welder by Cherrie Moraga	Evelyn Carrion

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