1. While reading these passages from Carl Sandburg’s The People, Yes, ask yourself how you think Sandburg views his function as a poet (hint: look at section 4). Then, think about how these ideas ultimately define “The People, Yes” and its objective. Do these ideas differ from those that Whitman projects in poems like “Song of Myself” about his role as a poet? Does the objective of Leaves of Grass differ from the objective of The People, Yes? How so, or why not? (You might take a look at the concluding section of “Song of Myself.” Here, Whitman writes that he is “untranslatable.” What does Whitman mean when he says he is “untranslatable?” Would you consider Sandburg “untranslatable” from what you have read? Why or why not?)
Friday, April 20, 2012
The People? Oh Yes.
Read through the sections that have been made available from Carl Sandburg's The People, Yes, (they can be found here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxkM7d2fD2tPRUFYZHJSdFg0cWc ) and take note of whatever strikes you as intriguing, provocative, brilliant, stupid, touching, offensive, etc.
1. While reading these passages from Carl Sandburg’s The People, Yes, ask yourself how you think Sandburg views his function as a poet (hint: look at section 4). Then, think about how these ideas ultimately define “The People, Yes” and its objective. Do these ideas differ from those that Whitman projects in poems like “Song of Myself” about his role as a poet? Does the objective of Leaves of Grass differ from the objective of The People, Yes? How so, or why not? (You might take a look at the concluding section of “Song of Myself.” Here, Whitman writes that he is “untranslatable.” What does Whitman mean when he says he is “untranslatable?” Would you consider Sandburg “untranslatable” from what you have read? Why or why not?)
1. While reading these passages from Carl Sandburg’s The People, Yes, ask yourself how you think Sandburg views his function as a poet (hint: look at section 4). Then, think about how these ideas ultimately define “The People, Yes” and its objective. Do these ideas differ from those that Whitman projects in poems like “Song of Myself” about his role as a poet? Does the objective of Leaves of Grass differ from the objective of The People, Yes? How so, or why not? (You might take a look at the concluding section of “Song of Myself.” Here, Whitman writes that he is “untranslatable.” What does Whitman mean when he says he is “untranslatable?” Would you consider Sandburg “untranslatable” from what you have read? Why or why not?)
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please excuse me for being out of the loop. I hope that you all will not throw me under he bus regarding this project. when did our group meet? Are we supposed to come up with individual questions for comparing the two poems? Again, I don't recall there being a meeting time or date and apologize if I missed something.
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