Creative Writing: Poetry
Times
Tuesday 10 am - 12 pm
Thursday 11 am - 12 pm
Instructor
Dr. L. Crosbie
E-mail: TBA
Brief Description of Course
We will look at a variety of poems over the course of the term. As we seek to define genre, we shall cede to the infinite possibilities and variations the genre contains: at how much room there is for every voice and style.
First Three Authors/Texts
For the first class, read Stephen King’s On Writing, Patricia Hill Collins’s Black Feminist Thought and James Ellroy’s My Dark Places.
First Text/s
On Writing, “For John, Who Begs Me Not to Enquire Further,” by Anne Sexton.
Method of Instruction
Informal lectures about the texts and genre/s (etc.) at the beginning of each class, with a formal emphasis on the assignments and assigned readings. I will talk to and with you and then the workshop will commence.
Method of Evaluation
- Participation: 15% (This includes attendance, which is strongly encouraged.)
- Two short quizzes: 10%/per
- Short essay: (Critical/visual essay) 10%
- Midterm Portfolio: 25%
- Final Portfolio: 40%