"Theme for English XYZ"
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Description: A collection of autobiographical poems, inspired by Langston Hughes' "Theme for English B" Think of a time when you were in a class--any class--in which you felt a bit of an Outsider. Title your poem: "Theme for ___________" [insert course title here]
Copy the following five lines from Langston Hughes' poem: The instructor said "Go home and write a page tonight and let that page come out of you, then it will be true." Write two stanzas--10 lines, then 25--all about you. Close with Hughes' line, "This is my page for ______________"
Location: Brant Lake, NY, 12815, US
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Curator: Dave Iasevoli

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