Literature Course 4

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The Secret
by Denise Levertov
My Poetry/Mi Poesia
by María Herrera-Sobek

Favorite Poem Project
The Favorite Poem Project has created an audio and video archive of Americans from all ages and backgrounds reciting their favorite poems. Learn about the project here by clicking on The Project, then move on to The Videos to sample videos and read the poems that were chosen. As a class, create your own "Favorite Poem Project" by interviewing classmates, teachers, and administrators in your school. If possible, videotape their readings and give a showing of your finished project.

Poets & Writers Magazine: A Poet's Valediction
Visit this site to read Denise Levertov’s last interview in which she discusses her creative influences, ponders her writing process, and compares writing poetry with prayer. Write a letter to Levertov explaining your response to her poem "The Secret" in light of this interview. Consider how she might have felt upon receiving such a letter.

 


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