Advanced practice in the original composition of poetry for discussion in regularly scheduled workshop meetings. The curriculum allows the student to develop writing skills, provides an introduction to the possibilities of contemporary literature and offers perspective on the places of literature among the liberal arts.
Sample reading list:
See instructor for complete list
Reading/Writing assignments:
(1) One manuscript per week.
(2) Reading of other students’ submissions in advance of the workshop in which they are to be discussed.
(3) Other assigned readings and exercises. 60 pages of reading per week.