Interdisciplinary Arts 0311 - Prosody and Poetic Form

In this course, we will explore the uses and effects of metered verse while studying various poetic forms-received and organic, traditional and new-from the inside out.By the end of the semester, students will possess both an historical and applied understanding of prosody and of each form covered. More importantly, they'll know how, when, and why some conventions and techniques work better than others, and will be able to apply what they've learned to the writing of their own poems, formal or otherwise. Required texts for this course include Annie Finch and Kathrine Varnes' An Exhaltation of Forms, Eavan Boland and Mark Strand's The Making of a Poem, and Alfred Corn's wonderful study, The Poem's Heartbeat: A Manual of Prosody.