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 The poems record grief, lives, and honor voices of those who can no longer speaka nd often could not speak when alive.
-==== Mentor Texts ====
+===== Mentor Texts =====
-Barrett Browning, Elizabeth. “The Cry of the Children.” 1844. Found online here: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172981.
+Barrett Browning, Elizabeth. “[[http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172981|The Cry of the Children.]]” 1844. Found online here:
 Dawes, Kwame. “[[http://www.livehopelove.com/|Hope: Living and Loving with HIV in Jamaica]].”
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 Trethewey, Natasha. [[https://vimeo.com/6362681|“Believer.” Congregation]].
+===== Reading Documentary Poetry =====
+[[https://atthewellcrw3.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/knowledge-natasha-trethewey/|Knowledge]] by Natasha Tretheway (CW: Nude cadaver)
+Much of Tretheway's work derives from images. Whether from pictures, documents, or memories these poems draw on snapshots of history. When you read the [[https://wellcomelibrary.org/item/b11833798#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0|history of the image]] Tretheway used (CW:suicide, body image) the poem becomes more real.
+  * Teaching Ideas
+    * Have students look for elements of gender, power, and tone?
+    * Interrogate how Tretheway treats beauty. How does this treatment affect structure? word choice?