Focus Poem Schedule, Fall 2008

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September 8

The Stolen Child

September 15

The Song of Wandering Aengus: Allison Miles

When You are Old: Emily Parmenter

September 22

Adam's Curse

September 29

No Second Troy: Chris Bates

The Fascination of What's Difficult

The Mask

October 6

Introductory Rhymes (22 lines)

September 1913 (32 lines)

The Dolls: Aubrey Rowe

October 20

The Wild Swans at Coole (30 lines): Kyle Anthony

An Irish Airman Foresees His Death: Chuck Volkert

The Scholars and The Cold Heaven: Allison Rittmayer

Broken Dreams (41 lines)

October 27

The Fisherman (40 lines): Jessica Vooris

On a Political Prisoner (24 lines)

The Second Coming (22 lines): Andrew Cusick

November 3

Sailing to Byzantium (32 lines): Tricia Bosnic

November 10

Leda and the Swan: Maggie Martin

Among School Children (64 lines)

Two Songs From a Play (31 lines; online)

November 17

Coole Park, 1929 (32 lines)

Coole Park and Ballylee, 1931 (48 lines; online)

Byzantium (40 lines)

The Mother of God (online): Wendy Schibener

Crazy Jane Talks with the Bishop

November 24

Lapis Lazuli (56 lines)

What Then?

Beautiful Lofty Things: Will Pickel

Are You Content? (online): Brynn Moragne

December 1

Long-legged Fly (30 lines)

News for the Delphic Oracle (36 lines; online)

December 8

Man and the Echo (46 lines)

A Bronze Head (28 lines; online): Jenny Dalzell

The Circus Animals' Desertion (40 lines)