Jordan CarrollLust & Hip-HopDespite being a vastly popular form of music, hip-hop and rap is not widely accepted by the poetic community due to the sharp contrast…Mar 23, 2023Mar 23, 2023
Jordan CarrollOakland Blues: a Mourning Heart and a Sun Full of WineBlues poetry stems from American roots and commonly draws inspiration from blues style music. Blues evolved work songs and rural field…Mar 13, 20231Mar 13, 20231
Jordan CarrollThe Sonnet: Living Life to the FullestThe sonnet is a form of poetry which typically consists of 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme scheme. English and Italian sonnets are…Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023
Jordan CarrollUsing Syntax and Tone to Shed Light on Oppressive PolicyIn “Pantoun for Chinese Women” by Shirley Geok-Lin Lim, a story of oppression, loss, and the death of a child unfolds as the poet reveals…Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2023
Jordan CarrollThe Use of Repetition in Ghazal PoetryThe ghazal has been found in numerous languages like Spanish, Hindi, Turkish, and Urdu. Consisting of independent couplets, this form of…Jan 23, 20232Jan 23, 20232
Jordan CarrollDefinitions of FormRobert Hass, in the book for this course, A Little Book on Form, provides these definitions of form:Jan 20, 2023Jan 20, 2023
