Intermediate Poetry Workshop
ENGL 165
Fall 2008
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01
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This seminar-style course will focus on the reading and constructive discussion of poetry submitted by members of the workshop. It will include an ongoing discussion of open and closed forms, reading assignments in contemporary poetry, and a variety of writing experiments. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL)(ENGL-Creative W) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Recent works by contemporary American poets.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Four brief prose response papers; weekly poetry submissions; constructive oral critiques; and a 10-15 page collection of poetry. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students apply to the professor for admission to this course. Please submit 5-7 pages of poetry and a biographical information sheet including your name, email address, year in school, major, a brief list of favorite writers and other influences, and a brief account of your interest in poetry. This year there will be 2 deadlines for submission of materials, one during spring pre-registration and the other in August. If you are applying for the course in August, please submit your materials electronically in a single attachment to ewillis@wesleyan.edu no later than 5 pm on Friday, Aug. 29. Please use either Microsoft word or rich-text-format. If you are unsure what software you are using, please paste your materials into the text of an email as well. By Tuesday, Sept. 2, you will be notified electronically whether or not you have been admitted to the course, and a revised class list will be posted outside the English Department office, 294 High Street, Room 204. |
| Instructor(s): Willis,Elizabeth Times: ..T.... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK115; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 15 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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