Techniques of Poetry: Prosody and Poetic Form
ENGL 216
Fall 2024
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01
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In this course, we will attempt to draw on the strengths of the traditional workshop model while avoiding its many shortcomings. Students will hone their critical skills through close reading of each others' work and in prose responses to outside reading assignments, but emphasis will also be placed on generating new poems, not up for workshop. Moreover, we will study various forms received and organic, traditional and non, from the inside out. We will also explore the uses and effects of metered verse. By the end of the semester, students will possess both an historical and applied understanding of prosody and of each form covered. More importantly, they'll know why, when, and how some conventions and techniques work better than others, and will be able to apply what they have learned to their own poems, formal or otherwise. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (ENGL)(ENGL-Creative W)(ENGL-Literature) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Less than 50% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Mark Strand and Evan Boaland, THE MAKING OF A POEM: A NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF POETIC FORMS; Annie Finch and Kathrine Barnes, AN EXALTATION OF FORMS: CONTEMPORARY POETS CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF THEIR ART; Mary Oliver, RULES FOR THE DANCE
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Examinations and Assignments:
Biweekly poetry submissions; constructive oral and written peer critiques; a final book arts project consisting of a 10-page collection of revised poems and a reflective essay. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Contributes to fulfillment of ENGL major requirements:
CW requirement, CW path course (but not 300-level course or upper-level workshop), elective.
The English department highly recommends that students be enrolled in only one CW course in a semester. If you are admitted to more than one CW course, the department requests that you choose one and let the instructors know during Adjustment Period. By doing so you will be considerate of instructors and other students. |
| Instructor(s): Murillo,John Times: .M.W... 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 4 | FR: 0 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 13 | 1st Ranked: 4 | 2nd Ranked: 6 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 0 |
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