Lines of Thought

About this episode

Mason and Monica discuss the role of poetry in the composition classroom with poet Gina Ferrara.

In episode three, Mason and Monica welcome colleague and New Orleans poet Gina Ferrara to a discussion of poetry's place in the composition classroom. We dive into "Missing Link: Metacognition and the Necessity of Poetry in the Composition Classroom" from Valerie Martinez and poems "The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop, "A House Called Tomorrow" by Alberto Rios, and "Spoon-Rest Mammies" by Skye Jackson.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mason, Monica Mankin

Guest: Gina Ferrara

Topics covered

• poetry
• composition classroom
• metacognition
• literary analysis
• education

Keywords

• poetry
• composition
• metacognition
• Gina Ferrara
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Missing Link: Metacognition and the Necessity of Poetry in the Composition Classroom, The Fish, A House Called Tomorrow, Spoon-Rest Mammies

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