I Wish I Were in Austin

[sachem_head]

Today, I had my students bring in song lyrics to talk about, as a "soft" entry into poetry. Poetry, like the show choir kids in the TV series Glee, is not one of the popular kids. So having students talk about song lyrics as a way into poetry is sort of a desperate stab at attention, status, cred. But on the other hand, it is a way of introducing

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[pkhentz]

Nice. I do love that song. The live recording from KGSR is so, so good. The original studio version does the job, but doesn't have the immediacy. I am thinking I may volley back with a close reading of my own, perhaps of a song I recall from a tape you made me.