What+is+Poetry?

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That is the question //you// will answer during our poetry unit, and I think the perfect way to begin the unit is to make //you// attempt to answer the question now, before we’ve actually discussed poetry at all. What, //today//, is your opinion? What is great poetry? Figuring that you might not have //too// much to say in response, consider also what you think you will need to do to make yourself better able to answer the question. What should we do in the next couple weeks to enable you to answer the question, “What is great poetry?” Please **write at least 100 words** in your blog to respond to this question, and then read and **reply to at least two classmates’ answers** (that means write comments).If a page already has two students commenting on it, please comment on a different page. My comments do not count as replies. Also, please remember to put in your article **a link back to this article** on this page.

What would I say to you about poetry? What would I say about these clouds, about the sky? Look at them look at them, look at them...and nothing more. You will understand that a poet can't say anything about Poetry. Leave that task to the critics and professors. ---Federico Garcia Lorca

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