Reading to Create: a Writing Course

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In this fine arts course we will read three full-length books, and one chapbook, by young Latinx poets. We will discuss and learn from the them as we aspire to create our own literary art, in tandem with fun assignments, including but not limited to: writing to music, and visiting the Raclin Murphy Museum on campus to use the visual or plastic arts as a springboard for our own literary art. We will also read and discuss essays on the craft of writing. The Latinx writers we will be reading will also be guests at special sessions on ZOOM, during which we'll be able to question them about their art. Students will experience at least one literary event to experience literature as performance. Finally, students will practice and hone a certain vocabulary in order to offer constructive feedback to one another. No prior experience with creative writing necessary. All levels and majors and colleges welcome.