LAE 505 Introduction to Writing Poetry

How do you go from inspiration to actually writing a poem? Students focus on basic techniques in the craft of writing poetry, while learning to appreciate the art of reading poetry. This course introduces students to the main elements of poetry through textual descriptions and analysis of strong models. Students then practice the application of poetic elements in their own work and in evaluating the poems created by their classmates. Pre-requisite(s): Graduate standing for graduate credit. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours