Innovative Poetic Forms

WRITING X 432.8E

Learn how a poem's form can elevate its impact as you experiment with and ultimately invent your own forms.

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Hybrid (Remote)
Starting at $720.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0

What you can learn.

  • Read and discuss formally adventurous work by contemporary poets
  • Experiment with formal elements like sound, repetition, and shape
  • Adapt non-poetic forms of writing into poems of your own making
  • Invent a form based on experiments you complete in class

About this course:

When we approach writing poems, we should distinguish between “pattern” (repetition) and “form” (shape). In this workshop, we boldly seek new forms our poems can take, taking inspiration from contemporary poets who experiment with form and from writing prompts that encourage risky writing. Each week, you workshop poems and discuss ways to incorporate form more centrally in your poetry. You leave the course with all the tools you need to structure your work creatively and innovatively. A familiarity with traditional poetic forms (however slight) is especially helpful for this workshop.

Summer 2023 Schedule

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Monday 5:00PM - 7:30PM PT
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Instructor: Charles Jensen
392270
Fee:
$720.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
ENROLL BY: Jul 5, 2023
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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

This a hybrid (Remote) format course which combines asynchronous online instruction with semi-regular, required live meetings held on Zoom. Please see the course syllabus for specifics. Students must be present at course meeting times as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 19, 2023
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
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Mon Aug 14, 2023
5:00PM PT - 7:30PM PT
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