Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" helped us to start the class. We talked about reader response, investigating likes and dislikes, and asking questions. By the way, Haddam is in Connecticutt, not New Jersey. Feel free to add any additional comments to the discussion.
Born and raised near signs of Lewis and Clark's Missouri River portage, I now live in Auburn, WA and teach at Green River CC and Muckleshoot Tribal College. I have an M.A. in English literature from The University of Montana. I'm married and have no kids.