Favorite poems of the instructor will be discussed with attention paid to the poetic devices (rhyme, meter, imagery, figurative language, etc.) that make each poem such a pleasure to read. The selections will range from the ancients and Shakespeare up to modern times. Sometimes the medium really is the message, or at least it contributes enormously to what the poet means to communicate. In the second session, class members will be invited to share poems that they have loved and why.
Suggested Reading: The poems the instructor plans to discuss will be provided to class members via email before the first session.