The Reasons We Stay Alive

OK, find a poem that you like, print it out, and bring it to next Thursday's (5-30) class.

Your poem should celebrate "the reasons we stay alive," those reasons being human feelings like "beauty, love, romance," according to Mr. John Keating in The Dead Poets Society. Do not limit yourself to these three feelings.

Be prepared to read your poem to the class, in front of the class.

In addition to your text and other sources, here are three valuable online poetry sites.

Poetry 180 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/

Poetry Daily http://poems.com/

Poetry Foundation http://www.poetryfoundation.org/