Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Autumn Quarter 2003

Sonia M Greenfield
soniag@u.washington.edu
ENGL 283
Seattle Campus

Beginning Verse Writing

Intensive study of the ways and means of making a poem.

Class Description

In this class well consult the work, both poetic and academic, of contemporary poets to learn the ins and outs of writing verse: image, metaphor, music, form and voice. Well write poems based on assigned exercises. Well share these poems with our classmates in a supportive workshop fashion. And, at the end of the quarter, well have a solid foundation of poetic craft and a renewed appreciation for the art.

Recommended preparation

Class Assignments and Grading

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