Reading to Create: A Writing Course

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In this fine arts course we will read full-length books by young Latinx poets. We'll 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, using a text from another language to write our own in English or Spanglish, visiting the Snite Museum on campus to use the visual or plastic arts as a springboard for our own literary art. We'll also read and discuss essays on the craft of writing. The Latinx writers we'll 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 on one another's work. No prior experience with creative writing necessary. All levels and majors and colleges welcome.