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COL 368
Poetry Writing
COL 368 FA
Crosslistings: ENGL172
Next Offered in 9900 FA
Advanced workshop in reading and writing verse. Weekly
assignments, individual conferences and class discussions.
Admission on basis of evaluation of sample verse. Please
submit sample to College of Letters secretary before April
7, 1995.
MAJOR READINGS
BENEATH A SINGLE MOON. Buddhism in
contemporary American Poetry. Johnson and Paulenich, eds.
Boston: Shambhala, 1991.
POSTMODERN AMERICAN POETRY. Paul Hoover, ed., New York:
Norton, 1994
THE STRUCTURE OF VERSE. Harvey Gross, ed., New York: Ecco,
1979.
LINE BREAK: POETRY AS SOCIAL PRACTICE. by James Scully,
Seattle: Bay Press, 1988
POETRY LIKE BREAD. Poets of the Political Imagination.
Willamantic: Curbstone, 1994.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Weekly assignments.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Admission on basis
of evaluation of sample verse. Please submit sample to COL
before April 7, 1995.
CLASS LIMIT: 10
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA CLAS
Prerequisites:
None
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