Lecturer: R.S. Gwynn
Click on the links below to view the lectures.
| Choose "Reading" to hear R. S. Gwynn give an interpretative reading, including singing, of "The Weary Blues." | Choose "Interpreting" to hear insights into the life of Langston Hughes. | Choose "Writing" to hear suggestions for writing about the structure and themes in "The Weary Blues." |
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Questions for Thinking and Writing |
Questions for Thinking and Writing |
Questions for Thinking and Writing |
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About the Lecturer:
R. S. Gwynn has taught at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas since 1976. He was named University Professor, the institution’s highest academic rank, in 1997 and was recently recognized as an outstanding teacher by Phi Kappa Phi. Gwynn has published five collections of critically acclaimed poetry and has edited several textbooks, including Literature: A Pocket Anthology; Fiction: A Pocket Anthology; Drama: A Pocket Anthology; The Longman Anthology of Short Fiction (with Dana Gioia); and Contemporary American Poetry: A Pocket Anthology (with April Lindner). In 2004 he received the Michael Braude Award for verse from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Gwynn enjoys singing and lives in Beaumont with his family.
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