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.av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-hlgs0r-8c1a1c291804dbb3f7551f1afb31db1d av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  top-30 av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>English Major Spotlight:<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><span class='special_amp'>&#8220;<\/span>Poetry as Witness<span class='special_amp'>&#8221;<\/span> Students Tackle Podcasting<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-47h2v5n-0dbbfc306724bb1f7074844ca02376a9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The English Program at SOU provides students with a wide variety of 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Alma Rosa Alvarez discusses the reasoning behind the podcasting final for her ENG 447 class. Featuring student perspectives from Jewel Blanchard, Katherine Dion, and alumni Jaz Waters.<br \/>\n<em>October 22, 202<br \/>\nBy Sophia Lorusso (she\/her), Junior English Major.<br \/>\nPictured above: Katherine Dion, &#8220;Poetry as Witness&#8221; student.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In spring 2021, the students in Alma Rosa Alvarez&#8217;s ENG 447 &#8220;Poetry as Witness&#8221; class got the opportunity to experience podcasting. A typical final in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English Program at SOU<\/a> may look like a literary analysis essay, a portfolio, or other writing-intensive assignments. With technology on the rise in our society, podcasts have become a very popular way of receiving and giving information. There are many subgenres of podcasts: comedy, true crime, gaming, educational, and lots more. Dr. Alvarez&#8217;s class was able to engage listeners in poetry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2hah0l7-a8c3e1f6bb6852760a5d1c6e7d24ca29\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2hah0l7-a8c3e1f6bb6852760a5d1c6e7d24ca29 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:26px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2hah0l7-a8c3e1f6bb6852760a5d1c6e7d24ca29 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock rising-quote av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span class=\"amaze-ultra madrone\">&#8220;Podcasts can engage more discourses<\/span> than traditional presentation formats or even traditional papers.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-8\" style=\"font-size: 0.6em;text-align: right\">\u2014 Alma Rosa Alvarez<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-sfupdn-041e8b34a50693144fbd28be24ffcf7d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In the &#8220;Poetry as Witness&#8221; class, students observe and discuss poems that deal with situations of extremity \u2013 war and\/or violence. Dr. Alvarez explains, &#8220;The podcast assignment asked students to convince their listeners that the poem&#8217;s poetic features get us to understand a particular situation of extremity. Students were no longer just convincing me, but a broader audience.&#8221; Dr. Alvarez has dabbled in podcasting herself! When she was on a sabbatical, she studied the genre and art of podcasts and thought it would be a &#8220;a great medium for students to learn how to convey information in an entertaining way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For this assignment, the students had complete creative freedom. They could choose any poem, as long as they could make it fit into the realm of the poetry-as-witness genre. They used Anchor \u2013 an app through Spotify that assists in making podcasts. Recent Alumni Jaz Waters graduated last spring with their <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/programs\/english-ba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BA in English<\/a>. For the most part, they had an easy experience with creating their podcast:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The hardest part was actually the act of recording! I tried to reduce any outside noise by recording it in my closet, and since I was using my phone to record and upload, I couldn&#8217;t edit over any gaps, so I had to say the whole script in one perfect take. But the other processes&#8211;uploading it, analyzing the poem&#8211;went smoothly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3twzpff-89f59f22ceb652db987cf0367444c55b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-3twzpff-89f59f22ceb652db987cf0367444c55b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-3twzpff-89f59f22ceb652db987cf0367444c55b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-3twzpff-89f59f22ceb652db987cf0367444c55b av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/Jewel-Blanchard-Poetry-as-Witness-Students-Tackle-Podcasting-English-Stories-SOU.webp 1200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/Jewel-Blanchard-Poetry-as-Witness-Students-Tackle-Podcasting-English-Stories-SOU-300x169.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/Jewel-Blanchard-Poetry-as-Witness-Students-Tackle-Podcasting-English-Stories-SOU-1030x579.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/Jewel-Blanchard-Poetry-as-Witness-Students-Tackle-Podcasting-English-Stories-SOU-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/Jewel-Blanchard-Poetry-as-Witness-Students-Tackle-Podcasting-English-Stories-SOU-705x397.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/Jewel-Blanchard-Poetry-as-Witness-Students-Tackle-Podcasting-English-Stories-SOU.jpg\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/Jewel-Blanchard-Poetry-as-Witness-Students-Tackle-Podcasting-English-Stories-SOU.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/Jewel-Blanchard-Poetry-as-Witness-Students-Tackle-Podcasting-English-Stories-SOU-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/Jewel-Blanchard-Poetry-as-Witness-Students-Tackle-Podcasting-English-Stories-SOU-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/Jewel-Blanchard-Poetry-as-Witness-Students-Tackle-Podcasting-English-Stories-SOU-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/Jewel-Blanchard-Poetry-as-Witness-Students-Tackle-Podcasting-English-Stories-SOU-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-79746 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-79746 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Jewel Blanchard Poetry as Witness Students Tackle Podcasting English Stories SOU\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3eel95n-bfc1b63dbe8bf88470d946e50c706ff0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-3eel95n-bfc1b63dbe8bf88470d946e50c706ff0 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3eel95n-bfc1b63dbe8bf88470d946e50c706ff0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured above is: Jewel Blanchard, Student.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3390dmj-cde7dc04e67756a12dc7e5c403a5a138 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Another student from the class, Jewel Blanchard, had a more difficult time with the creation process due to technical factors, but she loved doing this assignment nonetheless. Jewel is pursuing her <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/programs\/english-ba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BA in English<\/a> with a minor in <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/theatre\/programs\/shakespeare-studies-minor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shakespeare Studies<\/a>. For her podcast, she analyzed &#8220;Spiral Cliff&#8221; by Tamura Ryuichi, a poem that caught her eye in one of the course&#8217;s required texts Against Forgetting: 20th Century Poetry of Witness. She appreciated this poem because of its gripping language, and she thought it would be fun to analyze.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1xm5m6z-0e0e90fa835142cb45fe81e38f9ab6d6\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1xm5m6z-0e0e90fa835142cb45fe81e38f9ab6d6 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:26px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1xm5m6z-0e0e90fa835142cb45fe81e38f9ab6d6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock rising-quote av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span class=\"amaze-ultra madrone\">&#8220;I enjoyed this podcast assignment<\/span> more than a traditional essay or paper, mostly because it was a breath of fresh air.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-8\" style=\"font-size: 0.6em;text-align: right\">\u2014 Jewel Blanchard<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1hp86rf-ecc43b63ffdfad037ab5b7027512c7b2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Jewel expresses, &#8220;As an English major, I usually have so many 6-page essays due at the end of the term, so being able to write and produce a shorter podcast script was a welcome change of pace. The other aspect of this assignment that I appreciated was that the class all listened to each other&#8217;s podcasts on the final day of class. It was fun and really meaningful to hear my peers&#8217; work, especially since it&#8217;s rare to read an entire class&#8217; final papers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is true \u2013 it is rare to read an entire class&#8217; final papers. Podcasting assignments may have the ability to cultivate friendships more than ordinary essays do!<\/p>\n<p>Katherine Dion is working on her <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/creative-writing\/programs\/creative-writing-bfa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BFA in Creative Writing<\/a> here at SOU. At first, she was anxious about this assignment, but she quickly realized that it was an enjoyable process. Katherine describes that the podcast &#8220;\u2026allowed me to talk about the history behind the poem and why the author wrote it. I enjoyed this assignment; it was new and unconventional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-12640kb-e124dfde734f3e7d328ad03d4316e39a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-12640kb-e124dfde734f3e7d328ad03d4316e39a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:26px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-12640kb-e124dfde734f3e7d328ad03d4316e39a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock rising-quote av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em>&#8220;In this day and age, <span class=\"amaze-ultra madrone\">it&#8217;s important to embrace new means of presenting history<\/span> for all the lessons still left to learn.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-8\" style=\"font-size: 0.6em;text-align: right\">\u2014 Katherine Dion<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m1bny3-f74d6f603eecf42976dca90ce17a3f63 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"heavy-man dig-4\">Some of the students&#8217; podcasts below:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pop-4\">\n<li>Jaz Waters: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3bC7sFPr9QEBFJ9A9gL65J?si=yqM1hmJIS2yq49mpvMf0-w&amp;nd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;In a Time of Peace&#8221; by Ilya Kaminsky<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jewel Blanchard: <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/jewel-blanchard\/episodes\/Spiral-Cliff-by-Tamura-Ryuichi-e126t6s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Spiral Cliff&#8221; by Tamura Ryuichi<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Katherine Dion: <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/katherine-dion\/episodes\/Paul-Schmidt-and-the-Soviet-Union-e12ghs3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;It has the unassuming face of a burnt-out candle&#8221; by Paul Schmidt<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Levi Coren: <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/levi-coren\/episodes\/Running-Orders-by-Lena-Khalaf-Tuffaha-e126h4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Running Orders&#8221; by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kaela Milette: <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/kaela-milette\/episodes\/First-They-Came-e129g0v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;First They Came&#8221; by Martin Niem\u00f6ller<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Keely Davis: <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/keely-davis7\/episodes\/The-Sun-as-a-Spinning-Top-e12geh2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The Sun as a Spinning Top&#8221; by Francis Ponge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"heavy-man dig-4\">Here are some podcasts that these students enjoy:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pop-4\">\n<li>Jaz: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1RefFgQB4Lrl7qczcTWA3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;You&#8217;re Wrong About by Michael Hobbes &amp; Sarah Marshall&#8221;,<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0sAgB3flk32QNHLjNlGAZw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Noble Blood by Dana Schwartz&#8221;<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6e4HNBdPvjDOHKVf82oMEk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Dear Hank and John by Hank &amp; John Green&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Jewel: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7iRwCh450ZrLeAxuRjyrJo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Musicalsplaining by Lindsay Ellis &amp; Kaveh Taherian&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking to take ENG 447 &#8220;Poetry as Witness&#8221;, keep your eye out for it on the Class Schedule on <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.sou.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside SOU<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Like and Follow the English Program page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUEnglishProgram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> for more stories.<\/p>\n<p><em>Interested in the English program at SOU? 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