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I'm an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society.
Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.
Joseph Addison, Writer (1672) |
Phil Foglio, Cartoonist (1956) |
Glenn Ford, Actor (1916) |
Philip Gibbs, Journalist (1877) |
Jane Jacobs, Sociologist (1916) |
Calamity Jane, Soldier (1852) |
Jack Adams, Athlete (1968) |
Jacques Delille, Poet (1813) |
Nelson Gidding, Dramatist (2004) |