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Lorna Dee Cervantes - Teaching Tips
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- Students will probably find Cervantes's poetry very accessible. Building the discussion around the idea of a dual identity will help them recognize the complicated aspects of her work. What does it mean for an American poet to write about a dual heritage? How does a poet like Cervantes explore what it means to be an American? Consider the ways in which this contemporary American poet incorporates Spanish in her work. Have your students choose one of Cervantes's poems and translate the Spanish (they can use a Spanish/English dictionary or the internet) into English. Then have them rewrite the poem completely in English. How does this translation change the poem? What effects are lost? You might consider using "Visions of Mexico While at a Writing Symposium in Port Townsend, Washington" or "The Body as Braille" for this activity.
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