If you had lots of money and you were suddenly faced with a vote for or against the redistribution of wealth, which way would you go?  What if the majority of your neighbours were quite poor?  I faced that decision today, with my avatar.  I was a wealthy flagger (had invested some money) and healthy enough though I had been injured in a random shooting by some of my fellow avatars.  I had made good choices along the way and though I had tried all the drugs presented to me, I stayed away from teen pregnancy and marriage with kids, and didn't sink my money into a house.&nb

Caveat: the following post is directly concerned with helping my English 101 students prepare for an assignment and may not be particularly valuable for practiced and practicing readers and writers of poetry. That said, I always appreciate feedback, insights or different points of view on this topic.

death of the poet, long live the poet

There are many ways to read a poem, as many readings as there are readers.