English 361LP - Advanced Creative Writing Topics: 'Writing In/Out of Place: 'Latinx and Latin American Poetry'

Latinx&Latin American Poetry

Spring
2023
01
4.00
Lucas de Lima

T 01:30PM-04:20PM

Mount Holyoke College
120448
Reese 307
ldelima@mtholyoke.edu
This course turns to contemporary Latinx and Latin American poetry as a vital creative resource. Reading work by Cecilia Vicuña, Jenif(f)er Tamayo, Victor Hernandez Cruz, Davi Kopenawa, and Miriam Alves, among others, students will write poetry and other genres in dialogue with voices from across the Americas. To orient our imaginations, we will explore not just the innovative forms and aesthetics taken up by poets of Latin American descent but also the politics embedded therein. Central to our discussions will be the relationship between self and place as we navigate topics such as race, colonialism, gender, sexuality, class, disability, ecology, and spirituality.

Prereq: ENGL-201.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.