Here we go
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Hello! So begins our blog conversation. Take some time with “A Noiseless Patient Spider” today, we are going to memorize it together and discuss it in class tomorrow. Notice the structure of it, the number of sentences, the parallelism. Ask yourself what the tone is, how does the writer feel about this enormous world and small self? This is one of my favorite poems, it describes a sensation that I have experienced all my life. It is also in the tradition of the psalms–and you O my soul…..I can’t wait to discuss it with you all.
On another note: syllabus transmission problems apparently persist. I have emailed the 12:40 class individually with the attachments (a forward). There is a copy of the daily syllabus with work due for tomorrow and friday outside my office door, Boyer 157. I am talking to the Blackboard administrators today.
Don’t forget to collect some images today.