ENGL 272G: The Art of Poetry

"If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off I know that it's poetry" (Emily Dickinson). Participants in this course read poetry, discuss poetry, write about poetry, and possibly write poetry in this introduction to the art and craft of poetry. Discussions cover such topics as slant rhyme, syllabics, synesthesia, free verse, the Elizabethan sonnet. Capabilities addressed: Critical reading, critical thinking, clear writing, oral presentation.