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ModPo update as we begin week 7

by Al Filreis · October 21, 2018

Today we begin to encounter a selection of poems from poets of the New York School. Yes, it’s week 7 of ModPo 2018!

People are already discussing this poems HERE. Please do! It’s easy: click that link (THIS ONE) and look to the right side of the screen. Each poem is listed there. Click on any poem you have read and want to discuss and you’ll see a poem-specific subforum for discussing it. If you haven’t tried this method (read a poem, watch a video, and then discuss it with others) now is a great time to try it. Barbara Guest’s remarkable poem called “20” is (most people say) a difficult one. So why not read it, then watch our video on it, and then click HERE to discuss it with others! (It takes a ModPo-sized village to comprehend a [supposedly] difficult poem.*)

This week many ModPo’ers will be writing essays in response to the third essay assignment. If you want substantive feedback on your 500-word essay, try to write it and post it during week 7. Then, during week 8, we will all be commenting on your essays. Posting it this week gives you the best chance to receive many responses next week.

As noted: this week our live webcast will take place on Wednesday at 9 PM Philly time. Mark your calendars! We will be back inside the Arts Cafe, now newly renovated, at the Kelly Writers House. If you are in or near Philadelphia, please plan to join us in person.

—Al

P.S. A new video has just now been added to ModPo’s CCCR syllabus—on Lorine Niedecker’s “Linnaeus in Lapland.” Links to poem text & video are here: http://modpo.org/2018/10/21/new-cccr-video-on-lorine-niedeckers-linnaeus-in-lapland/

[*] Might this not be a model for the way people could encounter other kinds of difficulty?

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fall 2024 webcast schedule

NOTE: All times given are Eastern U.S. Time. Click HERE to watch any webcast live.

Week 1 — Wed, Sept 4 – NOON
Week 2 – Wed, Sept 11 – 8 PM (with Iain Morrison)
Week 3 – Wed, Sept 18 – 10 AM
Week 4 – Thurs, Sept 26 – 6:30 PM (live from Montreal)
Week 5 – Wed, Oct 2 – 10 AM
Week 6 – Wed, Oct 9 – NOON (with Bob Holman)
Week 7 – Wed, Oct 16: 3 PM
Week 8 – Wed, Oct 23: 3 PM (with Charles Bernstein)
Week 9 – Wed, Oct 30 – 10 AM
Week 10 – Wed, Nov 6 – NOON (with Rae Armantrout)
FINAL WORDS – Mon, Nov 11 – NOON

[] Click HERE to watch recordings of all the ModPo 2023 webcasts.

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meet-ups & study groups

Since our first session back in 2012, ModPo people have arranged meet-ups around the world. And they have formed online study groups. To find a meet-up in your city or region and to find a study group you might like to join, click HERE. You can also post to the ModPo Facebook group HERE.

take ModPo for credit

Yes, you can take ModPo for University of Pennsylvania credit. Three 10-week sessions are offered each year: fall, spring, summer. This version of ModPo is taught by ModPo coordinator Laynie Browne. Click HERE for all the info you need. Contact Laynie with questions at modpo@writing.upenn.edu.

meet the ModPo TAs

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for teachers

ModPo has created a Teacher Resource Center (“TRC“) for teachers who use ModPo poems & videos in their classrooms. Click HERE to read teaching guides and watch videos in which teachers talk about teaching with ModPo. If you wish to be added to our teachers mailing list, write us at modpo@writing.upenn.edu. Click HERE to discuss ModPo poems with other teachers.

CCCR

Our “Community Collaborative Close Readings” page consists of videos created by ModPo people worldwide as they gather together to collaborate on the close reading of a poem from or related to the ModPo syllabus. Click HERE to visit the CCCR page and watch some of the videos—and to read guidelines for creating your own CCCR video.

PoemTalk

PoemTalk is a monthly podcast produced by Al Filreis at the Kelly Writers House in collaboration with the Poetry Foundation. All episodes, including the newest, are archived at Jacket2 magazine HERE. You can also listen and subscribe through Apple Podcasts by clicking HERE or Spotify by clicking HERE. Most PoemTalk episodes are audio-only, but here is the video recording of PoemTalk #127—about a poem by John Ashbery: