by Joy Harjo

by Chenjerai Hove

Voices From the Gaps: Joy Harjo
Read this profile of poet Joy Harjo to learn her thoughts about poetry, politics, television, and music. Harjo notes that "When you get to visual images such as movies or TV, everything is imagined for you. You react, you might come away thinking about the images but the images are imagining for you." As a class, discuss your opinions on this subject.

Chenjerai Hove
Read more about Hove’s background and note his quotation that begins, "I seek to write books that remind us . . ." Write a short essay that explains how, in your opinion, "You Will Forget" fulfills or does not fulfill Hove’s goal as stated in his quotation.

Repetition
Both Harjo and Hove use repetition in their poems to enhance the impact of their words. This Web page adds to the information your textbook gives on the literary element of repetition. After reading through the information here, analyze the effectiveness of the repetition in "Remember" and "You Will Forget."