ABOVE SECTION REQUIRES PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR

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 ancientforms
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
(includingthe name of their instructors) you've taken to my mailbox
in BH 442 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 Creative Writing
Secretary in BH 442.  As soon as you are admitted, pick up an
authorization to register from the secretary.

Course Text:  Wendy Bishop    Thirteen Ways of Looking for a Poem