Course Info: IA-0122
| Course | IA-0122 Reading and Writing Poetry |
| Long Title | Reading and Writing Poetry |
| Term | 2024F |
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Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Emily Dickinson Hall 4 on T,TH from 2:30-3:50 |
| Faculty | Alejandro Cuellar |
| Capacity | 5 |
| Available | 0 |
| Waitlist | 3 |
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| Additional Info | Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time |
| Description | Poetry is enigmatic, mercurial, lush, and profound. It is
avant-garde, political, bold, and equally quiet. These are some
of the reasons that often, poetry is both immensely appealing and
yet can feel intimidating, both to read and write. In this
course we will look at several varieties of poems and read them
closely, trying to get at the meaning they want to convey, and
the meaning that we draw from them. We will also study form,
structure, and other traditional and nontraditional
tenets of poetry. Students will also write their own original
work and submit them to our workshops. We will go through several
prompts and exercises to help you generate your poems. You will
also write for your final portfolio a short,
analytical essay on some of the published pieces we will read.
Active, enthusiastic participation is expected. Keywords:creative writing, writing |