Choose one work (assigned in the course) from any of the poets or authors: Eliot, Auden, Hughes, or Hurston.  For your essay post, explain why people today can relate to the poem or short story.
Reading Assignments (Choose One )
1.  T. S. Eliot’s “Hollow Men”: http://allpoetry.com/The-Hollow-Men
2.  “Two Songs for Hedli Anderson” on the National Public Radio website:
http://www.npr.org/programs/death/readings/poetry/aude.html
3. “After Reading a Child’s Guide to Modern Physics” on the BBC’s Poetry Outloud site. If you have Real Player installed on your computer, you can also listen to Auden reading the poem: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/outloud/auden.shtml
Post Requirements
1. 350 words in length
2.Cite your sources
3. Do not plagiarize