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=EMO POETRY UNIT=

Emo (ee-moe) started as a genre of music and then developed into a teen subculture. Now, it is an adjective to describe any manner of things.
Emo has been described by some as a 'dangerous cult'. Others see it as the Gothic culture for the new generation. In Australia 'Emo' is seen as a subculture that revolves around a particular type of fashion (skinny black jeans, Converse shoes, dark eye-liner, straight black hair with long fringes swept over the face, sometimes with a large streak of pink or other bright colour), music (a sub-genre of punk), literature and poetry (gothic, or texts with themes of death, depression and soul-searching).

This anthology of poetry has been selected around these themes for a year 11 Advanced English class. By using the term 'Emo' for the unit - a term that the students will all be familiar with and understand (probably better than most teachers do!) an opportunity exists to introduce students to poetry they may not otherwise have been exposed to. The anthology looks to explore poetry outside what the students may expect. Generally emo literature is associated with young adult series like Twilight, Hush Hush and Fallen (see covers below). Wuthering Heights has experienced a renewed popularity, particularly amongst teenagers identifying as being emo.

Book cover images from //Goodreads.//