Reminder: Waldman Quiz on Monday

Don't forget that our final quiz of the quarter will be on Monday. As we discussed in class, it will solely cover Anne Waldman (seen at right with Lewis Warsh in the late 60s) — specifically, the poems you read for Friday and will read for Monday. This is one way in which you can pull up grades that are lower than you might have wanted, and it's never too late to bump up your class participation grade by taking part in our discussions next week.

Of course, the best way to ensure a final grade you'll be happy with is to turn in a stellar final essay. Once more, I'll encourage you to take advantage of any opportunity to talk to me about your paper in advance, whether by e-mail or during my office hours: bounce ideas off of me, run your thesis statement by me, ask about the evidence you're using.

On Friday, we will have a full class, with a brief reading assignment (from Charles Bernstein), which might be useful in framing our work this quarter. I'll post that a little later this week.