RE-POST: Paper Due Tomorrow at Start of Class

Second Essay: Dead & Alive

We’ve been exposed to many different practitioners of expanded field poetry so far in this class. It’s really amazing and eye-opening. However, many of us have felt a little bit buried under the avalanche that is the archive of ubuweb. This assignment gives us a chance to slow down and patiently address a limited number of authors/artists/texts.

Here is how this assignment works: Choose from ubuweb (or another source) one figure who is no longer living. For instance, Stephane Mallarme. Choose another figure from the ubuweb archive with work from the current century (2000-2014). For instance, Tan Lin. Make a close comparison/contrast of the relationships between the ideas in the two bodies of work. You are welcome to go “off range” and find supporting material wherever you can, but your two main figures, one dead and one alive, must be represented on ubuweb.org (or a site with related material). 
Of course, you are also welcome to mention other writers/artists/texts that relate to your two main ones, but make sure that the bulk of your analysis is given to your two main figures and their work. Feel free to address any and all questions that you find relevant, but remember that 6-8 pages isn’t a lot of room. Be sure to give close textual analysis of the works under consideration. If you need more space, take it.

Visit the Writing Center and consult a tutor; it really works. Proofread your paper carefully before submitting it. If you wan to to meet with me to discuss your draft, great! 

Due: April 10 at the start of class

Length: at least 1500 to 2000 words (approximately 6-8 standard double-spaced pages)

If you want to write more, go for it.

Questions: csmith@corcoran.org