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Introduction to Literature

Spring 2019

Introduction to Literature
  • Syllabus
  • Schedule
  • Assignments
  • Readings
    • Readings for Fiction Section
    • Videos About Writing Fiction
    • Poetry Readings Late 16th to Early 18th Century
    • Poetry Readings Late 18th to Early 20th Century
    • Poetry Readings Mid 20th to Early 21st Century
    • 20th and 21st Century Poems
    • Concrete Poetry
    • Readings for Drama Section (Play Synopses)
    • General Readings for Drama Section
    • Writing Tips
  • Discussions

20th and 21st Century Poems

Emmett Till’s name still catches in my throat by Marilyn Nelson

Happiness by Jane Kenyon

Even the Rain by Agha Shahid Ali

She Had Some Horses by Joy Harjo

Nani by Alberto Rios

My Species by Jane Hirshfield

In Colorado My Father Scoured and Stacked Dishes by Eduardo Corral

A Small Needful Fact by Ross Gay

Rape Joke by Patricia Lockwood

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