English 26
Introduction to the Study of Poetry
| Section | Semester | Instructor | Time | Location | Course Areas |
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| 1 | Spring 2021 | Schweik, Susan
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MW 5-6:30 |
Book List
Recommended: Rankine, Claudia: Just Us: An American Conversation; Sharif, Solmaz: Look: Poems
Other Readings and Media
A course reader
Description
In this course we’ll read poems together, intensively, across a long historical span, a variety of contexts (cultural, philosophical, political), and a wide range of modes, forms, genres, styles and techniques. We’ll respond to poems, analyze them, listen to them and write about them; there will be opportunities to play with translating, editing, and visually presenting them, as well as with writing and performing them. Requirements: Short analytic and creative written exercises due in every class period; one short (5 pp) and one longer (8-10 pp) paper; a final exam.
This is a reading- and discussion-intensive course designed for prospective majors and transfer students looking to understand poetry and learn how to write about it critically. It will be taught synchronously; please contact the instructor if you need an asynchronous option.
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