Versatile Verse

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This workshop-style, generative writing course explores how to express yourself creatively through poetry, fiction, short stories, creative nonfiction, and flash fiction. Acquire the essential tools and skills to harness your imagination, crafting polished creative pieces that authentically reflect your voice. We will journey through the works of literary legends such as Sappho, Catullus, Emily Dickinson, and Audre Lorde and modern poets like Mary Oliver, Faylita Hicks, and Chen Chen, alongside the vibrant voices of local DC poets including Regie Cabico, Sunu Chandy, and Kim B. Miller. Through our work, we will develop the tools and skills to use our imagination to create polished creative works, express ourselves in our authentic voices, and begin writing and work habits that will cross over to other areas of study. This course will provide in-class writing time and real-time feedback. By the semester's end, students will possess a collection of compelling pieces ready for submission or potential expansion into longer works.