Kirsten Thorpe, Al Filreis, and Christy Santoro talk poetry in the Writers House seminar room

readings in the Norton
• a purple, parenthetical citation to the Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry [like this: (Norton, p. xx-xx)] indicates that participants are supposed to read headnotes, poems and other material in the second edition (only) of this anthology

  subtopics within course "chapters"

• section heading in green denotes a new subtopic within a chapter of the course

  webcasts

• a schedule item followed by this icon () indicates that on the day and time specified there will be a live webcast; look for this icon in advance so that you can coordinate your reading with your participation, and use this schedule to mark your calendars now

  office hours (chat room)

• there will be a regular virtual office hour () or synchronous discussion in our chat room, which can be reached by using the English 88 PennAdvance site (to enter you must use your PennAdvance password). If you ever have trouble with the chat room, call (303) 873-0005 any time day or night, or email helpdesk@advance.upenn.edu; more info about tech support here. The regular offices hours in the chat room will be as follows:
  • Tuesdays from 8:30 to 9:30 PM eastern time with Shawn Walker
  • Thursdays from 10 to 11 PM eastern time with Al Filreis.
  These times are occasionally subject to change. Note also that when you join the chat room on these evenings you are likely to find more than just Shawn or Al "there"; there will occasionally be guest critics and poets.

  position papers

• a schedule item followed by this icon () indicates that an 88v position paper is due at the time specified: papers should be emailed in plain text or ascii format to this address: papers@writing.upenn.edu; do not send attachments or formatted text; do not panic--you will not be writing a paper each time the icon appears on the schedule (see this page for more details)

  TA by telephone

• Shawn Walker, English 88 TA, is available by telephone () for phone consultations any evening between 8:30 and 10:30 PM eastern time. The number is: (215) 387-3311. Or you can email Shawn (swalker@writing.upenn.edu) and arrange a time to talk.

  on-demand (anytime) audio-video or audio presentations

  the Magnetic Poetry Wall project

• a schedule item followed by this icon () indicates that a text or presentation is in a multimedia format, video-and-audio or audio. Click on the linked item. Most links will take you to the English 88 PennAdvance site where you will click on "multimedia materials." Note that this is not the same as our webcasts, which are live broadcasts over the 'net. The audio-video or audio presentations are delivered to you any time, to any computer (with a RealPlayer installed), "on demand." If you ever have trouble with a multimedia file on the PennAdvance site, call (303) 873-0005 any time day or night, or email helpdesk@advance.upenn.edu; more info about tech support here.