About this Course

Tailored to both new and experienced writers, this four-week course will examine our definitions and assumptions of poetry by exploring sensory practice. In each session, we will look at form and technique in the work of contemporary poets; students will be given both in-class prompts and take home generative assignments. Each meeting will offer the opportunity to workshop poems from the week before in a supportive and encouraging community. Class 1: Introduction to poetry, contemporary poet packet review, take home assignment, possibly in-class generative assignment Class 2: Workshop previous week's assignment, generative exercise, poet packet, new assignment Class 3: Workshop previous week's assignment, generative exercise, poet packet, new assignment Class 4: Workshop poem of choice, overall revision discussion and the assembling of student packet, questions from course