CRW 4320-0003 – Spring 2027 – Kirby

Linus Pauling said, "The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas," and the same is true for poems. Our classroom will be your garden. It'll be your laboratory. Our classroom will be the little convenience store on the truck route that never closes as well as the high-volume, deep-discount retail poetry outlet that ships more units than anyone else in the tri-state area. We'll study craft poems from Enheduanna and Nine Inch Nails to Jelly Roll Morton and Franny Choi, plus you'll present your own work, have one-on-one conferences with your instructor, keep a digital journal of ‚"bits" that you'll turn into ‚"kits" (more on that later), work closely with others in this class, and, if you put the hours in, finish up in April with a publishable portfolio. We'll teach, care for, and learn from one another unceasingly. We'll hit the gym! This may be the busiest class you've ever taken.
This course fulfills the requirement for Scholarship in Practice.