English 448 - Poetry 1945-2014

A seminar–-intensive reading, in-class presentations, a long paper at the end-–in which the work of six or seven British and American post-World War II poets will be studied.  The poets will be drawn from this group:  W.H.Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell, Amy Clampitt, Richard Wilbur, Philip Larkin, Anthony Hecht, David Ferry, Donald Justice, John Ashbery, Geoffrey Hill, Louise Glück, and Don Paterson. Attention will be given to the poets’ own critical writing as well as to the critical literature devoted to them.

Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors, with preference to junior English majors who have not taken a 400-level English course.  Although an English Department seminar, students not majoring in English are welcome.  Limited to 15 students.  Fall semester.  Professor Sofield.