After reading the selection of poems, pick your favorite one and do a close reading, commenting on use of language, meaning, rhythm, or anything that particularly strikes you.

How does this essay recommend you see your own role as a peer reviewer? Was there anything surprising in this essay, or anything you disagreed with?

For this class we are looking at two modes of writing by one author, Kirill Medvedev. How do you see the relationship between Medvedev’s poetry and his prose? Do they share similarities in terms of voice. Do they participate in the same … Continue reading →

What are some of the ways that Barbara Ehrenreich uses imagery in Maid to Order to dramatize the conditions of the maid in the modern household? How does she connect the account of modern cleaning services to the bigger stories of 20th century … Continue reading →

What is the ecological, political, and psychological importance of the small farm, according to Wendell Berry? What are the values that threaten it, and what are the values that it upholds?

What is Rankine’s main point in “The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning? What types of evidence does she use? Why do you think she chose these types of evidence?