EXPOS 20.083 - Poetry at the Limit

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Harvard University

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Poetry has long been a space for solace and contemplation, particularly throughout the wars of the twentieth century. How has poetry changed in the past 100 years as it attempts to apprehend atrocity, genocide and total war? We read poems that describe ruthless violence, that respond to works of art, and that address contemporary refugee camps and HIV hospices. In such forlorn environments, can poetry remain "poetic"?

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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