Tomorrow we'll listen to Robert Oren Butler discuss (briefly!) the "thrumming" of literature he believes is primary to one's experience of literature while criticism and analysis should be secondary. In fact, he suggests the student of literature "forget" the academic investigation of literature upon completing a course in order to preserve said thrumming.
Interested in hearing/reading some of Butler's own fiction? Check out this page. He writes (a lot) about sex from a uniquely contemporary point of view.
In the meantime, we'll be taking a look at Billy Collins's poem "Introduction to Poetry", which echoes, albeit more subtly, Butler's point of view. While it may seem counterintuitive, I've written an analysis of the poem that suggests students avoid tearing literary works apart in hopes of figuring out what they "really" mean. This analysis will be posted in BB if you find you're interested.
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