ENGL 375 - Writing Formal Poetry

Institution:

Alfred University

Subject:

English

Description:

This advanced creative writing course focuses on the appreciation and craft of formal poetry. Students will learn to write in iambic meters, and will learn definitions and read examples of traditional forms such as blank verse, sonnets, sestinas, villanelles, triolets, and ghazals. The primary focus on the course will be the writers' workshop, in which students compose and critique poems written in traditional forms. Prerequisite: at least one 200-level creative writing course; ENGL 201 or 206 recommended.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.alfred.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 871-2111

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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