Writing Poetry

Catalog description

This is a beginning workshop for students who wish to learn to write poetry. The class is designed to teach you the skills necessary to be a strong poet, regardless of previous experience with writing and reading poetry. We will read widely in American and international poetry and poetics, seeking to expand our range of modes and techniques. Students will be introduced to a wide variety of poetic forms, esthetic approaches, and creative techniques to help them develop their own potentialities and personal styles. Workshops, outside readings, visits by established poets.