Writing Poetry

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Overview

Subject area

ENG

Catalog Number

2142

Course Title

Writing Poetry

Description

Practice the craft of writing effective lyric, narrative, and experimental poems, studying poems by accomplished poets and producing poems in a seminar and workshop setting. Key concepts and skills include observation and description, the use of persona, imagery, metaphor, connotation, sound, line breaks, structure in poetry, syntax, and grammar. The course incorporates a variety of cultural perspectives in the theory and practice of writing poetry.

Pre- or Corequisite

034626

Liberal Arts

Yes

Department(s)

Credits

Minimum

3

Max

3

Components

Name

Lecture

Contact Hours

3

Course Schedule