Poetry Concentration 301 - Seminar in Advanced Poetry Writing: A Capstone

Offered as PY 301 and ENG 301. Conceived as the culmination of an undergraduate poet’s work, this course features a rigorous immersion in creative generation and revision. Student poets write a chapbook manuscript with thematic and/or stylistic cohesion (rather than disparate poems, as in prior workshop settings). For Poetry Concentrators, this course counts as the required Capstone; for English majors in the Creative Writing track, the course counts as an advanced workshop, and may count toward the fulfillment of the "capstone experience" requirement. The class is run as a seminar, and includes discussion of the readings, student presentations and peer critique. Prerequisite for Poetry Concentrators: completion, or concurrent enrollment in, the other course requirements for the Concentration. For English majors and others. Prerequisite: ENG 295 or equivalent. Enrollment limited to 12. Juniors and seniors only. Writing sample and instructor permission required.

[CE] JR/SR only