ENGL160

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ENGL160

Writing Verse ENGL160 SP

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	15	0	Times: ....F.. 1:10PM-4:00PM;	Yes	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999 )

"The innocent eye sees nothing," goes one critical tag. The premise of this course is that only by a close study of our literary predecessors may we understand the resources available to us as contemporary poets. In helping each student to realize his or her individual voice, this course will combine free assignments with a study of (and exercises in) various forms and styles, as reflected in poetic practice from the fifteenth century to the present.

MAJOR READINGS

Ferguson, Salter, Stallworthy, THE NORTON
ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY (4th Edition, 1996)
Louise Gluck, THE WILD IRIS (Ecco Press, 1992)
Seamus Heaney, THE SPIRIT LEVEL (Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
1996)
Essays on poetry by miscellaneous authors (on reserve in
Library)

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

No examination. Weekly writing assignments (poems); common-place book/journal; one or two short (3-5 pp.) critical essays.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Manuscript submission (4-6 poems) required as application to the class; include the course number, your name, address, and phone number. FAXES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. This must be submitted to Sheila Kelleher (285 Court Street) by NOON on Monday, January 11, 1999. A list of those accepted into the class will be posted in the English Department office by the beginning of the semester. This is a Drop/Add course. Weekly in-class discussion of student poems (1/2) and of published verse (1/2); regular individual teacher-student conferences also. 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 Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Kirchwey, K; Times: ....F.. 1:10PM- 4:00PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1; No Major Preference Given; Permission of Instructor Required.

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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