Class Information
Dates: Five Wednesdays starting October 17th
Time: 7:30-9:30 pm
Location: Schott Center Auditorium
Instructor: Beth Taylor-Schott
Cost: Free
Time: 7:30-9:30 pm
Location: Schott Center Auditorium
Instructor: Beth Taylor-Schott
Cost: Free
Class Description
Poetry Out Loud: Becoming Intimate with Poems through Memorization and Recitation
Poems can sustain and nurture. They become most available to us when we make them a part of us and give them voice. This class will be an opportunity to cultivate your relationship to a poem or group of poems through memorization and recitation. It will benefit those who want to develop memory skills and keep their memories active, to work thoughtfully through the interpretation of poems, to develop speaking skills, and to share poetry as a form of oral culture. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in a performance at the end of the semester.
Class Schedule
Class 1: Choosing a Poem: How Poems Matter
Class 2: Bringing a Poem into Memory: Memory Modalities and Memory Palaces
Class 3: Interpreting a Poem: Making the Map
Class 4: The Sound of Poetry: Becoming the Instrument
Class 5: Giving Poetry a Voice and a Body: Performance
Class 2: Bringing a Poem into Memory: Memory Modalities and Memory Palaces
Class 3: Interpreting a Poem: Making the Map
Class 4: The Sound of Poetry: Becoming the Instrument
Class 5: Giving Poetry a Voice and a Body: Performance
Suggested Resources: Daily Doses of Poetry
Feeling as if you'd like a little more poetry in your life, maybe even on a daily basis?
These resources are for you.
The Writer's Almanac
This is my first choice. If you sign up, it will be delivered to you by email every day. Plus, you can listen to the audio version, as read by Garrison Keillor, as long as you have a copy of real player. This daily dose resource will also give you access to the widest variety of poetry by both living and dead poets.
http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/
Poetry Daily and Verse Daily
These two sites feature living poets. They tend to be less well known ones, so this is a good way of finding poets you've never heard of or of getting to know contemporary poetry better. However, you need to visit the site every day to enjoy them. Poetry Daily is slightly better known and established, but you will want to visit one or both depending on how well your taste in poetry matches that of the editors. I enjoy both.
http://www.poems.com
http://www.versedaily.org
These resources are for you.
The Writer's Almanac
This is my first choice. If you sign up, it will be delivered to you by email every day. Plus, you can listen to the audio version, as read by Garrison Keillor, as long as you have a copy of real player. This daily dose resource will also give you access to the widest variety of poetry by both living and dead poets.
http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/
Poetry Daily and Verse Daily
These two sites feature living poets. They tend to be less well known ones, so this is a good way of finding poets you've never heard of or of getting to know contemporary poetry better. However, you need to visit the site every day to enjoy them. Poetry Daily is slightly better known and established, but you will want to visit one or both depending on how well your taste in poetry matches that of the editors. I enjoy both.
http://www.poems.com
http://www.versedaily.org
Suggested Resources: Book Anthologies
I will bring all of these selections to class so you can have a chance to look at them before deciding to buy. I also have a few lending copies of some of them. Remember that these are only suggested resources. There are plenty of places to get poems, particularly online, without buying books. Still, some of us love the things, and these are all good ones.
Click on an image to see the description of the book at Amazon.com.
I also highly recommend using bookfinder.com.
If you are buying locally, Chaucers is a good bet for poetry.
Committed to Memory; 100 Best Poems to Memorize, John Hollander
This is a great choice if you'd like a poem that is, as Hollander says, "rhyming accentual-syllabic." Many are pre-20th century. The entirety of this collection is available online at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/17111
Poetry (to read) Out Loud, Robert Alden Rubin
This is the selection I chose for the Adult Ed bookstore to order, so you will be able to get a hold of it easily. It has a great selection of stuff, from Chaucer to Gallagher. Many of the selections overlap with those in the national recitation contest anthology, with which I have been impressed, but which you can only buy used. Besides, this collection is very nicely produced and reasonably priced.
Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest: The Anthology
This is the anthology that made me fall in love with Poetry Out Loud. I was impressed early on by the fact that they had chosen so many challenging poems, ones with real emotional impact and rich themes. Good variety. This book can only be bought used, since it was never on sale to the public. All of the poems in this book and many many more can be found at http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems/
An Invitation to Poetry, edited by Robert Pinsky
This is one of three anthologies edited by Pinsky as a part of the Favorite Poem Project. I include this one in particular because I own it and because it comes with a free CD, but all of them are excellent. Keep in mind that some of these poems are ones that are memorized by those who love them, and others are simply read out loud, so some of them will not be super easy to remember. Still, these are great collections and I am always delighted by which poems people pick as their favorites and the reasons they give for loving them. Good anthologies for getting in touch with the many ways in which poems matter.
Other Favorite Poems Anthologies:
Americans' Favorite Poems
Poems to Read: A New Favorite Poem Project Anthology
Good Poems, selected and introduced by Garrison Keillor
These poems are selected from the many that have been read during Keillor's daily radio show, The Writer's Almanac. It offers a good mixture of traditional and modern poetry. Many of the poems are likable and easy to listen to. The poems from the show are archived all the way back to 1995 here: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/archive.php.
Unfortunately, there seems to be no good way (as far as I can tell) to search this archive. Fortunately, each almanac is also available in an audio version read by Keillor himself.
Another Anthology by Keillor:
Good Poems for Hard Times
Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry, selected and introduced by Billy Collins
These poems are a part of a project for getting poetry into high schools. If you like Collins' taste, you'll like this collection. Most of the poems are contemporary, easy to enjoy, and even witty. All of the poems in this collection are also available at http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html
Also in this series:
180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day
World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time, edited by Katharine Washburn and John S. Major
I include this not as a resource for Poetry Out Loud, but as a resource for poetry lovers. You will always have more than enough poetry around by owning just this one book. Every time I open it, I find a wonderful surprise, often something I did not even know existed.
Click on an image to see the description of the book at Amazon.com.
I also highly recommend using bookfinder.com.
If you are buying locally, Chaucers is a good bet for poetry.
Committed to Memory; 100 Best Poems to Memorize, John Hollander
This is a great choice if you'd like a poem that is, as Hollander says, "rhyming accentual-syllabic." Many are pre-20th century. The entirety of this collection is available online at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/17111
Poetry (to read) Out Loud, Robert Alden Rubin
This is the selection I chose for the Adult Ed bookstore to order, so you will be able to get a hold of it easily. It has a great selection of stuff, from Chaucer to Gallagher. Many of the selections overlap with those in the national recitation contest anthology, with which I have been impressed, but which you can only buy used. Besides, this collection is very nicely produced and reasonably priced.
Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest: The Anthology
This is the anthology that made me fall in love with Poetry Out Loud. I was impressed early on by the fact that they had chosen so many challenging poems, ones with real emotional impact and rich themes. Good variety. This book can only be bought used, since it was never on sale to the public. All of the poems in this book and many many more can be found at http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems/
An Invitation to Poetry, edited by Robert Pinsky
This is one of three anthologies edited by Pinsky as a part of the Favorite Poem Project. I include this one in particular because I own it and because it comes with a free CD, but all of them are excellent. Keep in mind that some of these poems are ones that are memorized by those who love them, and others are simply read out loud, so some of them will not be super easy to remember. Still, these are great collections and I am always delighted by which poems people pick as their favorites and the reasons they give for loving them. Good anthologies for getting in touch with the many ways in which poems matter.
Other Favorite Poems Anthologies:
Americans' Favorite Poems
Poems to Read: A New Favorite Poem Project Anthology
Good Poems, selected and introduced by Garrison Keillor
These poems are selected from the many that have been read during Keillor's daily radio show, The Writer's Almanac. It offers a good mixture of traditional and modern poetry. Many of the poems are likable and easy to listen to. The poems from the show are archived all the way back to 1995 here: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/archive.php.
Unfortunately, there seems to be no good way (as far as I can tell) to search this archive. Fortunately, each almanac is also available in an audio version read by Keillor himself.
Another Anthology by Keillor:
Good Poems for Hard Times
Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry, selected and introduced by Billy Collins
These poems are a part of a project for getting poetry into high schools. If you like Collins' taste, you'll like this collection. Most of the poems are contemporary, easy to enjoy, and even witty. All of the poems in this collection are also available at http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html
Also in this series:
180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day
World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time, edited by Katharine Washburn and John S. Major
I include this not as a resource for Poetry Out Loud, but as a resource for poetry lovers. You will always have more than enough poetry around by owning just this one book. Every time I open it, I find a wonderful surprise, often something I did not even know existed.
Suggested Resources: Online (Text) Anthologies
Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest Anthology
http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems/
The Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/59
The Poetry Foundation
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poetrytool.html
The full text of the book Committed to Memory by John Hollander is also available online at
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/17111
All of the poems in Poetry 180 can be found online at
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html
The poems from Good Poems are selected from among those read by Keillor on the Writer's Almanac, which are archived all the way back to 1995 here: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/archive.php.
Unfortunately, there seems to be no good way (as far as I can tell) to search this archive. Fortunately, each almanac is also available in an audio version read by Keillor himself.
http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems/
The Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/59
The Poetry Foundation
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poetrytool.html
The full text of the book Committed to Memory by John Hollander is also available online at
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/17111
All of the poems in Poetry 180 can be found online at
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html
The poems from Good Poems are selected from among those read by Keillor on the Writer's Almanac, which are archived all the way back to 1995 here: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/archive.php.
Unfortunately, there seems to be no good way (as far as I can tell) to search this archive. Fortunately, each almanac is also available in an audio version read by Keillor himself.
Suggested Resources: Audio CD's
Poetry Speaks, edited by Elise Paschen
The national recitation contest also produced a CD, called Performing Poetry, An Audio Guide, but as far as I can tell, it is not available as a CD for sale anywhere. I do have extra lending copies of it, though, and the entire contents are available as audio files at http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems/audiocd.html
Suggested Resources: Online Audio and Video
There are many audio files available online. If you'd like to muck about, here is a good listing of links at About.com: http://poetry.about.com/od/audiopoetry/Audio_Poetry_Archives_Anthologies.htm
Otherwise, if you'd like the best, broadest collection, I'd start with this site:
The American Academy of Poets
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/361
For videos that include poetry recitations, visit the favorite poems project site:
http://www.favoritepoem.org/videos.html
Otherwise, if you'd like the best, broadest collection, I'd start with this site:
The American Academy of Poets
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/361
For videos that include poetry recitations, visit the favorite poems project site:
http://www.favoritepoem.org/videos.html
Instructor Bio
Beth Taylor-Schott has a Ph.D. in Art History from
Current Instructor CV
ELIZABETH TAYLOR-SCHOTT
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Poetry Out Loud, Adult Education, Santa Barbara City College, fall 2007
Instructor, Poetry out Loud, Santa Barbara Poets in the Schools, (high school) winter 2007
Poet-In-Residence, Santa Barbara Poets in the Schools, (grades K-6) fall 2003 – present
Outreach Instructor,
Workshop Assistant, Core Curriculum, The Coaches Training Institute, 2003
Instructor,
Writing2: Writing Across the Disciplines
Writing 2 Link with Art History: Writing for Art History,
Writing50: Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Research and Writing on Meditation
Writing 109: Writing in the Visual Arts,
Art History 156: The Art Historical Research and Writing Process,
Lecturer,
Northern Baroque Art
Graduate Instructor,
History of Art 1B:
Teaching Assistant, U. C. Berkeley, 1992-1993
Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art
Art History Survey, Renaissance to Modern
OTHER
Writer, The Santa Barbara Independent, March 2006 – present
Writing and Life Coach, This Life Coaching, 2002 – present
Exhibitions Intern,
Education Intern, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1989
EDUCATION
C.P.C.C. Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, The Coaches Training Institute, 2004
Mentorship,
Ph.D. History of Art,
B.A. Art History,
PUBLICATIONS: bethtaylorschott.blogspot.com
Reviews, Features, and Interviews on Art, Poetry, and Living, The Santa Barbara Independent, March 2006 – present
“Plugging in Poetry,” (cover) Dana Foundation Arts Education in the News, March 2007
Entry on chiaroscuro woodcuts by Goltzius, The Saul P. Steinberg Collection: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Domenic Leo et. al. (New York: unpub., 1997).
POETRY: elizabethschott.blogspot.com
"Venus of Willendorf" North American Review, forthcoming
"Umbilical" and "Walnut Fruit" Stand, forthcoming
“Umbilical” and “La Mezquita,” Sulphur River Literary Review, spring 2009
“Ardor” and “Nude,” Illuminations, July 2007
“Born” chosen for master class with Ted Kooser, SBWC Weekend Poetry Conference, March 2007
“After Pentecost,”
“Miscarriage,” Mourning Sickness: Stories and Poems about Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss, forthcoming
“Heavens Open,” The Handmaiden, forthcoming
“Heavens Open,” “Miscarriage,” “The Message Comes,” and “Verliefd,” Zone 3, Spring 2007
“The Heart has More Chambers,” The Mindfulness Bell, Sept. 2001
“Creation and Expulsion,”
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Co-Founder,
Member of zeugma, online poetry crafting group by application only, December 2006
Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference Weekend Poetry Conference with Ted Kooser, March 2007
Advanced Poetry Crafting Group led by
Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference, 2005 (Community of Voices Poetry Scholarship)
Santa Barbara Summer Poetry Workshop, 2003
Reader for
Fellow, Summer Institute in Composition,
CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE
Course Development Project, Writing 50 on Meditation, UCSB Writing Program, spring 2004
Course Development Consultant, Art History 6B, UCSB, spring 1999
Consultant, Interactive University Project, Writing, Thinking and Art, U.C. Berkeley, 1997-98:
Developed curriculum and trained teachers
ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Organizer, Community Poetry Game,
Area Coordinator, Poetry Out Loud, poetryoutloudsb.blogspot.com, 2007
Grant Writer and Web/Blog Mistress, Santa Barbara Poets in the Schools, 2006-present
2006
2006
New School Liaison,
Organizer, Art History Graduate Student Instructor Training Workshops, U. C. Berkeley, 1997:
Secured grant money, coordinated and facilitated series of five workshops
Program Advisor, Carleton Off-Campus Studies Program in
AWARDS
"Ardor" nominated for the Pushcart Prize, fall 2007
"Verliefd" first honorable mention, Santa Barbara Summer Poetry Workshop Fellowship Competition, summer 2007
Accepted by Writer’s Relief, submission service, November 2006
Community of Voices Poetry Contest Scholarship, SB Writer’s Conference, summer 2005
Dean's Dissertation Fellowship,
Kress Institutional Fellowship, University of Leiden, 1994-1996
Social Science Research Council Fellowship, 1994-1995
Full Scholarship, Seminar on Seventeenth-Century Dutch Culture for Art Historians, Internationale Vereniging voor Neerlandistiek, 1994
Graduate Dean's Work Study/RA Fellowship, U. C. Berkeley, 1992-1993
Humanities Graduate Research Grant, U. C. Berkeley, 1993
Summer Travel Grant, Department of History of Art, U. C. Berkeley, 1992
Full Scholarship, Ministerie van Onderwijs en Wetenschap, Zomercursus voor Nederlandse Taal, Nijenrode, 1992
Katz Graduate Fellowship in Art History, U. C. Berkeley, 1991
PRESENTATIONS and INVITED LECTURES
Reader, Poems of Love, Wordly & Spiritual, Intimate and for the Planet, Contemporary Arts Forum,
Panelist, “Expressive Arts for Emotional Outlet,” Youth
“Believing is Seeing: Rembrandt’s Bathsheba and the Framing of the Nude,” Renaissance Society of America Conference,
“Critical Thinking in the Classroom: What It Is and How to Encourage It,” Art History Graduate Student Instructor Training Workshop,
“How Writing about Art Helps Students Write,” South Coast Writing Project Summer Institute,
“The Urban Development of
“An Example of Early Modern European Urban Development:
“History So As to Imagine the Unexpected: Dutch Seventeenth-Century Mentality and the Nude,” guest lecture, History of Art 190E : Genres of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art),
Instructor Links
My staff page at the Santa Barbara Independent
http://www.independent.com/staff/beth-taylor-schott/
My poetry blog
http://elizabethschott.blogspot.com
Poets in the Schools
http://www.sbpoetteachers.com/Poet_Teachers/Beth_Taylor_Schott/index.html
This Life Coaching
http://www.thislifecoaching.com
http://www.independent.com/staff/beth-taylor-schott/
My poetry blog
http://elizabethschott.blogspot.com
Poets in the Schools
http://www.sbpoetteachers.com/Poet_Teachers/Beth_Taylor_Schott/index.html
This Life Coaching
http://www.thislifecoaching.com
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