Narrative Poems

We will read and discuss a variety of narrative poems past and recent. Some will be longer, most will be brief, but many come with their own story attached. We will look at a range of ballads and some longer poems by Chaucer, Keats, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Subjects range from the shield of Achilles to actress Hattie McDaniel. Sorry — no ravens, aged mariners, or dead duchesses.