Assignment for Thursday, Oct. 25

In France Mayes's The Discovery of Poetry, read pp. 33-41. Pay attention to the different ways you can focus on sounds to draw attention to your poetry's words. Then read the following poems at the end of that chapter: "The Fish" (pp. 53-55), "Mushroom Hunting in the Jemez Mountains" (p. 61), "Words" (p. 62), and "Today" (pp. 62-63). Ideally, you'll read them twice. Be sure to identify any words that stand out to you, and any lines or phrases you wish you could have written.