English 100P - Spring, 2013

Creative Writing: Poetry

Class Information

Instructor: Sperber, Lisa
Time: TR 10:30-11:50
Location: 248 Voorhies

Description

We will cultivate a supportive community in which students can write and revise their own poems as they study the examples of a range of contemporary poets. Students will also build their understanding of form and style by critiquing the poems of their peers.

Grading

Grading: Grading will be based on poems submitted to workshop, class discussions, and a final portfolio of poems and reading responses.

Texts

The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, Ed. J.D. McClatchy, 2nd edition