Step 1: Discussion, Brainstorming, Initial Research, and Outline

1. Research and Brainstorming

Poetic Form:

• The List Form

Poet/ Artist:

• Walt Whitman ‘From Song of the Exposition, Leaves of Grass’

Two Influential Ideas of Form:

• Huge historic relevance to the growth of poetry as a whole
• Well known for its versatility and accessibility

What Format Am I considering for my Podcast:

• Solo podcast

Two Sources for My Research:

• https://poets.org/glossary/list-poem
• https://www.writersdigest.com/personal-updates/list-poem-a-surprisingly-american-poem

Two Guiding Questions About the Form:

• How does a simple act of accumulation within a list aid in the creation of the sense of momentum or progression?
• How does the poet use the structure and rhythm inherently found within the list (i.e, repetition, like breaks, placement, etc…), to control the poems overarching meaning and emotional impact?

Two Things I want the Audience to Learn About the Form:

• I want the audience to learn of its relevance to poetry history
• I want the audience to learn of its structural core and how it came to be how it is today and how it differs from what it originally was

2. Rough Draft of Podcast Outline

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Introduction:

• Introduction to myself and to the podcast

Introduction to the Talking Points and the Form:

• A brief synopsis of the form and the poet/poetry that the episode will be about

Talk about:

• The History of the Form
• The Cultural Relevance of the Form
• How the Form has Developed into the Modern Form of Today

Closing:

• Bring back all talking points briefly and sum up all information given

Outro:

• Ending the podcast segment