Summer Enrollment is Open! Courses begin June 23, 2025.

Poetry II

WRITING X 431.2

Refine your knowledge of poetry while expanding your craft techniques in this workshop for writers with previous experience writing poems.

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Online
Live Online
Starting at $720.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0

What you can learn.

  • Examine lyrical and innovative language in poems
  • Refine your personal poetic voice
  • Enhance your knowledge of structure, imagery, metaphor, and pace
  • Produce and refine work that challenges you to go further

About this course:

For those with some previous training in poetry, this intermediate workshop focuses on creating work which emphasizes lyrical and innovative language, personal insight and individual voice. In addition, you refine your knowledge of a number of the craft's formal elements, including structure, imagery, metaphor and pace, in order to stretch the boundaries of your creative experience. The goal is to produce work which is ambitious and resonant.
Prerequisites

WRITING X 431.1 Poetry I or comparable workshop experience.

Summer 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
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This section has no set meeting times.
Available
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Instructor: Rosebud Ben-Oni
403724
Fee:
$720.00
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Notes

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

This online course is conducted through Canvas, a secure website that allows students to log in to access lectures, discussions, and other course materials on demand. There are no required live class meetings. Each course is structured with weekly assignments and deadlines. Lectures and coursework are accessible throughout the week. Workshops are conducted in writing via discussion boards with your instructor and classmates.

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from April 28, 2025 to July 06, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Fall 2025 Schedule

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Monday 5:00PM - 8:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens July 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Benin Lemus
404928
Fee:
$720.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

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

This course is held via video teleconference. Instructors use Zoom to offer live class meetings at the designated class meeting time. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation. Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from July 28, 2025 to October 05, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
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Mon Sep 22, 2025
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Mon Sep 29, 2025
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Mon Oct 6, 2025
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Mon Oct 13, 2025
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Mon Oct 20, 2025
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Mon Oct 27, 2025
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Mon Nov 3, 2025
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Mon Nov 10, 2025
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Mon Nov 17, 2025
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
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Online
Mon Nov 24, 2025
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom

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