Research essay

Poems can be written in a variety of different formats. Read these poems and consider how the unique format and subject matter impacts your perception of them.

· Tennyson, A. (1832). The lady of Shalott . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174626

· Plath, S. (1963). Fever 103° . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/guide/179981#poem

· Sayers Ellis, T. (2006). Or, . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/178676

Beckman, J. (2009). [Dear angry mob,] . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/247766

The following poems represent a traditional sampling of poets dealing with a variety of topics from love to death.

· Brooks, G. (1959). We real cool . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/17315

· Brooks, G. (1985). A song in the front yard . Explicator, 43(3), 42.

· Frost, R. (1923).  Stopping by woods on a snowy evening . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171621

Dickenson, E. (1890). Because I could not stop for death . Retrieved from http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/because-i-could-not-stop-death-479

Langston Hughes describes a turning point in his relationship with religion and faith.

· Hughes, L. (1940). Salvation . Retrieved from http://www.centerforfiction.org/forwriters/the-model-short-story/quotsalvationquot-by-langston-hughes/

On families experience saying the rosary is described in this essay.

Cotter, G. (1998). The five glorious mysteries . Creative Nonfiction, (10).

· Nordheim, T. (2012). GHOSTS: Seeing is believing? . Faces, 29(2), 8.

· The visitor . (2015, February 21). Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/magazine/the-visitor.html?ref=topics&_r=0

Pitkin, D. (2012). Laura: The 1875 inn . Yankee, 76(5), 87-84.

Saunders writes a first person narrative about the different ways people identify themselves.

· Saunders, G. (2008). Antiheroes . Retrieved from http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/06/23/antiheroes

Articles, Websites, and Videos:

This short story involves a woman who receives an untraditional trial by her peers.

· Glaspell, S. (2010). A jury of her peers. Cicada, 12(4), 33.

This short story looks at some of the cultural miscommunication that can occur when people travel. 

· Stores, T. (2010). The mayor meets an American princess . Retrieved from http://www.literarybohemian.com/travel-notes/article/The-Mayor-Meets-an-American-Princess/

“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” is a short story that focuses on the lengths people will go to in order to keep their own perfect world.

Le Guin, U. K. (1991).  The ones who walk away from Omelas (variations on a theme by William James) . Utopian Studies, (1/2). 1.