ENG140Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bee Sting, Graph Paper, Understanding Poetry
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Winter term book bundles: . 25 (reg ) Collection title is italicized (light), individual poems in quotes: title of poem . This is a clearing: a rule/ you will bind to yourself like a promise/ to begin . Strategy authors use to shock us into rethinking aspects of our life that has become familiar. Takes up the small, and seemingly inconsequential. Recognize those who are publishing with small presses. She was born in a refugee camp in thailand. Raised and educated in toronto, and english major at u of t. Started in chapbooks small, paperback volumes. Attentive to layout done on graph paper. Collection: order, clusters, first poem/ last poem. Thematic: past/ memories, language (written vs. spoken) Poetry is critical to a process of illumination. Allows readers to think about what is small in north american culture. Rules / boundaries lead to opening out. Poetry can claim the power to resist boundaries.
