Studies in Creative Writing - Poetry Workshop

Catalog description

Advanced creative writing workshop in poetry with generative exercises, and with a focus on aspects of poetic craft such as images, figurative language, forms, rhythm, and poetic leaps. Students will develop voice, style, and technique. Each technique element will also be accompanied by an extensive study of contemporary poetic texts and poetic craft theory. Writing will culminate in small and large-scale workshops where students will read each other’s work and learn to offer constructive feedback on revision.