ENGL171

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ENGL171

Poetry Writing and Reading ENGL171 FA

Next Offered in 9899 FA

Half a credit, a six-week course. Admission by drop/add only. Writing exercises on assignment. More grammar than one might imagine. Analyzing major poems. Some memorization. How it works: turn writing samples in to the English Department Secretary by 11:30 a.m. Friday, September 6.I'd prefer to see your poetry, but if you don't know much about poetry, your prose will be better. List your phone number and your box number, as well as your name, on the sample. Class list will appear by 12 noon the next day, Monday, September 9. Buy the textbook at Atticus, ENGL171.

MAJOR READINGS

Poems by Stevens, Bishop, etc. Mostly 20th
century.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

One or two poems most weeks, some textual analysis in the form of short papers.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Admission will be by Drop/Add. Please bring a form to the first class. Classes will meet on Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., in the board room at 285 Court Street, and at the instructor's house. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 0.50 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

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