Techniques of Poetry: Self, Self Divided, Self Revised
ENGL 216
Spring 2027
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One difference between poetry and the other arts is the reader never asks of a poet "how did they do this," because the only possible answer is both poet and reader arrive to language simultaneously. No one really questions the why of a poem because language is already communion. After all, we use language every day to get by. But in those moments of extreme feeling, there is an overwhelming desire -- to borrow George Eliot -- to roar on the other side of silence. So, why and what is poetry? In this introductory course, we'll read variously from a breadth of traditions, exploring poems of the self, the self no longer possible as it lives, and the self revised and revived to an ever-shifting world. |
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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 Requirement for: (English) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Less than 50% |
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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
TBD
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Examinations and Assignments:
TBD |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course contributes to the fulfillment of ENG major requirements: CW requirement, CW path (but not 300-level or upper 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): STAFF
Times: ....R.. 08:50AM-11:40AM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 15 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: 5 |
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