AS 220.186 - The American Poem

Institution:

Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

This course will examine the broad family tree of American poetry, from Whitman and Dickinson to the present day. We will focus on several poets of the 20th century as exemplars of major trends and/or instigators of change over the last hundred years, and we will seek to chart their influences. Through our own poems and essays, we will enter into a conversation with the myriad voices that have composed the poem in America.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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