Interdisciplinary Arts 0214 - Intermediate Poetry Workshop

In this course, students will learn (and learn to subvert) conventions of the three primary modes of poetry: the lyrical, narrative, and the hybrid lyric-narrative. We will attempt to draw on the strengths of the traditional workshop model while avoiding its many shortcomings. Students will hone their critical skills through close reading of each others' work and in prose responses to outside reading assignments, but special emphasis will be placed on generating new poems, not up for workshop. By allowing students to create new work without fear of censure or critique, and by approaching the revision process as one of constant and exciting discovery, we will cultivate the necessary risk, play, and mystery that is the lifeblood of good writing.

Culture, Humanities, and Languages Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading, writing, and research.