Complete all of the following assigned readings.

Emily Dickinson:

Biography, Vol. 1 pp. 1246-50 and Poem 269, “Wild nights – Wild nights!”, Vol 1 p. 1254 (poetry)

Audre Lorde:

Biography, Vol. 2 pp. 1490-1491 and “That Woman Thing,” pp. 1492-1493 (poetry)

Lucille Clifton:

Biography, Vol. 2 pp. 1494-1495 and “homage to my hips,” Vol. 2 p. 1496 (poetry)

Video of Clifton reading “homage to my hips,” https://vimeo.com/36987057

Other required readings:

Week 2 Creative Writing Assignment:

This week’s creative assignment is “Who is the speaker?” Pick one of the three poems (“homage to my hips”, “The Woman Thing” or “Wild nights – Wild nights!”) and create a 400-word description of the poem’s speaker. This will require you to use your imagination and develop the character outside of the poem.

Assignment Requirements:

include a minimum of 400 words, written in paragraph form.

Use Times New Roman 12-point font and be double spaced. A title page, running head, and abstract are not required.