Poetry Forms Presentation

For this assignment, you will present a poetry form to the class. You may work in pairs. Here are the guidelines:

1. Research your poetry form
2. Find a creative way to teach the class to write in that form.
3. Your presentation should be short, but informative.
4. Include the following:

• A brief history
• Information about the form
• Contemporary context. How has the form changed over time?
• An example of the form. Please choose at least one example from The Norton Anthology of Poetry.
• Your own poem in the form provided.
• Handouts are welcome, but not mandatory. If you have a complex form like the sestina, it may be useful to provided an organizer to the class (see me for assistance on this.)