Creative Writing 331 - Special Topics Studio

Institution:

Reed College

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Found Poems Full course for one semester. This class will focus on finding poems in unusual places-on political blogs, in newspapers, music lyrics, movies, want ads, in advertisements, by process of collaboration-everywhere. A large part of this class will be generative: we will spend a good deal of class time on in-class writing exercises, watching and listening to generative materials, all in an effort to broaden our sense of where we might find and how we might compose poetry. By course end students should have a series of poems composed by using and/or referencing nontraditional sources and materials. Enrollment limited to 15. Prerequisites: a writing sample of three to five poems by the published deadline, Creative Writing201 or 224, or by consent of the instructor. Conference. Not offered 2009-10.Identity Full course for one semester. One of the prevailing themes in literature is identity, and how we construct identity is complicated by social, economic, and cultural factors. In this course, students will focus on writing poems that directly create a multifaceted and universally compelling identity. We will use current events, family history, and mythology in an effort to stimulate the creative process. Students will work toward creating a portfolio of poems in which identity emerges as the primary theme. Most of our time will be spent assessing student work. This studio is designed for students who have had extensive creative writing workshop experience. Prerequisites: Creative Writing 224, a writing sample of three to five poems, and consent of instructor. Conference. Not offered 2009-10. The Natural World Full course for one semester. In this studio, students will investigate the natural world by visiting places like the Hoyt Arboretum, the Oregon Zoo, and the OMSI Planetarium. Our goal will be to produce work that reflects, is inspired by, and/or discusses what we've heard, seen, and learned. In the end, we will focus on "re-seeing" the world around us and writing about the relationship nature plays in our daily lives through the use of metaphor, image, and symbolism. Enrollment limited to 15. Prerequisites: a writing sample of three to five poems by the published deadline, and Creative Writing 201 or 224, or consent of the instructor. Conference. Not offered 2009-10Reading for Writers Full course for one semester. There are many ways of reading. We read as fans, voyeurs, news gatherers, scholars. Writers can also read with a different set of goals in mind: to learn how to craft poems. In this course, our goal is to collect as much data as we can about the way master poets employ elements like narrative, image, metaphor, sound, rhythm, and pacing. We will then practice what we've learned by imitating master poets' work. What students will learn in this class has as much to do with the craft of master poets as it does with their own stylistic, thematic, and craft preferences. We will read and imitate at least seven texts and engage in a traditional workshop of our imitations. Poets we study might include Snyder, Clifton, Forche, Hoagland, Doty, among others. We might tie some of our inquiries to the Visiting Writers Reading Series. Prerequisites: Creative Writing 201 or 224, a writing sample of three to five poems, and consent of the instructor. Conference. Not offered 2009-10.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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