THE FORMATTING: Your 4-page typed double-spaced paper should
be in 12 pt. Times New Roman with one-inch margins all around.
THE
ASSIGNMENT:
The speakers/poets in the following poems reflect on their
relationship to a parent or grandparent.
In addition to the themes of love and loss,
there are references to neglect, abuse, sacrifice and prejudice. Choose two of the poems below with similar
themes and show (by quoting lines from the poems) how the poets reveal their
thoughts and feelings about the parent/grandparent-child bond.