1:25p-3:20p W (15) 3 cr.
REQUIRES PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR. OBTAIN AUTHORIZATION FROM
BH442.
This course is a workshop in writing poetry. Students will turn in a
poem a week, which
will be discussed in class. The poems will be formal exercises drawn
from Wendy Bishop’s
Thirteen Ways of Looking for a Poem. Students will learn to
work with accentual and
syllabic meters, as well as to create contemporary versions of ancient
forms such as sonnets
and sestinas. No tests. No auditors. Students will distribute copies
of their work to all
members of the class.
Approval of the instructor is required for admission. To apply,
submit 5 pages of poetry
and a list of creative writing courses (including the name of their
instructors) you've
taken to my mailbox in BH 402 at least one week before your
registration day. To improve
your chances of getting a place in the workshop, submit your
manuscript as soon as possible,
since places will be filled as people apply. Those who register late
should apply at the
beginning of the registration period so that, if admitted, a place
will be reserved for them
in the class. No places will be saved for late registration. I will
post a list of those
admitted on my office door (BH 458), and give a copy of the list to
the Undergraduate
Secretary in BH 442. As soon as you are admitted, contact the
Undergraduate Secretary for
an on-line authorization to register.
Course Text: Wendy Bishop, Thirteen Ways of Looking for a
Poem