CRW3311- Spring 2025 - Lasky

Through the reading of 20th and 21st century American poetry, supported by international poetry in translation and craft essays, this course will explore the many shapes a poem can take. Focusing on aspects such as the line, the image, syntax and diction, narrative and lyric, students will learn not only how to create a composition that is both intimate and intense, but also how their own work fits into a much larger tradition. Students will be expected to complete the readings with rigor and to workshop their own poems regularly.