Topics in Poetry and Poetic Form

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course offers an in-dept investigation into a specific poetic movement or a poetic form. Topics could include, but are not limited to, documentary poetics, dub poetry, Romantic poetry, Modernist poetry, Language poetry, beat poetry, feminist poetry, ecopoetics, conceptual poetry, lyric poetry. This course might also be organized in relation to poetry written from a specific identity category including queer poetry, African American poetry, Asian North American poetry, or Indigenous poetry. This course may be repeated once when the topic varies. Experimental Course - This course is offered on a trial basis to gauge interest in the topic. Students who successfully complete this course receive credit as indicated. Requisite Courses: 6 credit hours of First-year English, including ENGL-1001(6) or ENGL-1000(3) [prerequisite(s)].