Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman (EA Poe also, but we can't cover everything) revolutionized American literature and writing. They were very different... obviously.
Think of the binaries: Interior/Exterior, Cerebral/Bodily, Short/Long, Slow/Fast.... The list could go on and on.
Your assignment for tomorrow is simple: Peruse the pages for both Whitman and Dickinson on the Poetry Foundation Website. Click through a bunch of links of their poetry, commentary about their poetry, podcasts, videos, etc.
Come to class with a single short paragraph (typed and printed) that explains why you are on Team Walt or Team Emily. Which do you prefer and why? It's really that simple. This is required but ungraded.
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