Sonnets and sestinas, sijo and sapphics, tanka and triolets, cinquains and chastushkas-poetic form is a gift to the reader and a challenge to the writer. For centuries, poets have written in structured forms that give their writing polish and power. In this 15-week workshop, students with some formal training in writing poetry study the poem as a well-crafted object and consider how traditional forms can be made fresh for contemporary readers. You'll read poets like Sylvia Plath, Paul Muldoon, and John Ashbery as exemplars and study a variety of forms from around the world. Students' own poems are discussed in class weekly. You will also read recent essays that explore the uses and limits of traditional form in contemporary poetry.(15 session(s). Thurs., 6:00 PM-7:50 PM, beg. January 27 - Register here for Poetic Forms NWRW3232.)
This course will be taught by award winning poet Kathleen Ossip (author of The Search Engine, winner of American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize; poems have appeared inBest American Poetry 2001, Paris Review, Kenyon Review, and American Poetry Review)
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