*St. Valentine:
Feastday: February 14
Patron of Love, Young People, Happy Marriages
Died: 269
"Valentinus was a Roman priest martyred during the reign of Claudius the Goth [Claudius II]. Since he was caught marrying Christian couples and aiding any Christians who were being persecuted under Emperor Claudius in Rome [when helping them was considered a crime], Valentinus was arrested and imprisoned. Claudius took a liking to this prisoner -- until Valentinus made a strategic error: he tried to convert the Emperor -- whereupon this priest was condemned to death. He was beaten with clubs and stoned; when that didn't do it, he was beheaded outside the Flaminian Gate [circa 269]" (Catholic.org/saints).
* Quiz
* New Forms
* Journal 15 (updated): You will compose at least two poems (not one).
- First, write either a limerick or a clerihew.
- Next, write either a triolet or a villanelle.
- Compose on paper with your pen or pencil. No typing on your iDad (and no looking up rhymes)
- I want you to edit and rewrite.
- Let a friend edit them.
- You will read one to the class in two weeks (when Mr. Schwager returns with an Italian accent and Mr. Reno maintains the same ol' boring one).
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