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ENG 709 - Poetry Writing Workshop

(3 units)
Conducted as a writer’s workshop, specializing in poetry. Required for MFA students in English; elective for other English graduate students.

Maximum units a student may earn: 20

Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the Department of English.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. analyze the traditional forms, line/enjambment, imagery and metaphor, meter, and rhyme and free verse using elements of poetic craft and technique.
2. analyze various debates concerning the contemporary poetry publishing landscape and articulate their own opinions.
3. analyze and describe their creative work within the context of historical trends/movements and genres in poetry.
4. constructively criticize poetry written by peers, both in writing and discussion.
5. apply literary editing methods to compile and revise a portfolio of their own creative work.


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