Pedagogy Apr 2015

On Not Betraying Poetry

Jerry Farber

Abstract

Responding to evidence of a steep decline in the reading of poetry, this article advocates a set of broad principles for poetry teaching that address the aesthetic function and materiality of poetry, and argues for a dialectic relationship in the poetry classroom between thoughtful analysis and interpretive freedom.

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Pedagogy
Published
2015-04-01
DOI
10.1215/15314200-2844985
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  1. Luger (2024)
    “Enough of osseous and chickadee”: Pedagogies of Hate in the Poetry Classroom
    College English
  2. Luger (2020)
    Beyond Dead Poets Society
    Pedagogy

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