FRSEMR 35x - Truth or Dare: What's at Stake in Contemporary Poetry

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Harvard University

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How and why is poetry relevant today? This seminar provides a gateway to the diversity of contemporary poetic production and an opportunity for in-depth study of today's foremost poets. Focusing on issues of great concern to today's writers and readers of poetry - linguistic innovation, historical witnessing, political activism, new media poetry, and translation - the seminar explores poetry in experimental collections, literary journals, slam and performance poetry, audio recordings, and the Internet.

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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

Calendar System:

Semester

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