LA 362 - Poetry Workshop:Experiments in Form

Institution:

The Boston Conservatory

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Description:

3 hours weekly; 3 credits This liberal arts elective in creative writing is a workshop in poetry that puts special emphasis on the place of form in composition. We will examine form from many perspectives: from the mimetic form of concrete poetry to the distinct, pre-set rhythmic and rhyme schemes of fixed forms, such as sonnet, villanelle, pantoum, or sestina. We will consider the role of form in the structure and rhythm of free verse and investigate how form functions in L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E school and postmodern poetic styles. Each week we will study a group of poets working on a particular genre or form, do in-class exercises to generate drafts in that form, and consequently read our drafts and discuss agendas for revision and editing. The class will balance the reading and study of poetic models with in-class writing and the workshopping of students' poems. Rather than a final exam, students will be expected to organize, edit, and present a final collection of their semester's poems at the end of the year. Students will write three short response essays on a contemporary poet of poet of their choice. We will also have guest poets visit the classroom and attend at least one reading/poetry performance.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bostonconservatory.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 536-6340

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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