Contemporary American Poetry

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An exploration of the current American poetry scene, including representative works from a wide range of styles and poetic movements. You will read and discuss recent poetry collections, keep a journal responding to your reading, and write imitations of the poets we read for class. To more fully experience poetry as working poets do you will write a poetic imitation of each of the books we read, and we will regularly workshop the poems you write for class. Guided by the advice you receive in workshop, you will revise eight of your poems toward a polished, fully-realized final portfolio. You will also present to the class on a contemporary poetry collection of your choice.