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Description: |
This is an introductory course in the art of writing poetry. In addition to reading and writing poems, students will learn about various essential elements of craft such as image, metaphor, line, syntax, rhyme, and meter. The course will be conducted in a workshop format. In addition to writing and revising poems, students will read and write on contemporary books of poetry, learning more about the current and recent landscape of American poetry. Instructor permission is required to register. If interested, please email three-to-five poems or pages of creative writing to jennifer.grotz@rochester.edu. Class size is limited to fifteen so interested students are encouraged to apply early. |