ENGL2506 - 01 - Poetry Writing

(DM) Diversity and Multiculturalisms

This course is an overview of the craft of poetry writing in a workshop format. Students will read and discuss the work of a broad selection of con- temporary poets. Various exercises will be assigned to demonstrate the relationship between form and content. Students will be introduced to basic figures of speech and concepts in poetic form (sonnet and ballad, for example), rhyme, and meter. Students will compose portfolios from daily journals and class workshops.