Poetry in Motion
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Greetings from my second day of the Coronavirus Shutdown. For each of the four campuses I work, I’ve been asked to provide online instruction. I may not be in the Classroom, but I’m with my students in Spirit. Today, I offer several of my classes a Quote Sandwich. We will learn how to effectively integrate…
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My English students like to write about Dead Marilyn. She died in 1962, but my students try to explain why we still care so much for her 50 years later. They write about her art, her fame, and her sadness. So, I hope they like this poem by Sharon Olds: “The Death of Marilyn Monroe.”…
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Do you ever ask yourself the question "Why?" Why should you be doing this? You're out there and you are all alone. Who is going to know if you take the day off?