Instr:                 Susan Firer
Office:              CRT 576,     229-6993
e-mail:              sfirer@uwm.edu
Office hours:     by appointment.

Course Information:                    MWF 9:30   CRT 468

Course Description

To introduce students to some basic structures and techniques through the analysis of a wide range of poetry. In combination with their reading and discussion, students will also implement what they've learned by writing a ten page manuscript which is tied to the poetry studied in class for structure and technique.

Texts
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY, 6th edition, edited by A.Poulin, Jr
IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND, edited by Steve Kowit

Weekly Calendar:
Week 1: Image
Week 2: Syllabic Verse
Week 3: Sonnet
Week 4: Line
Week 5: Elemental Ode
Week 6: Dramatic Monologue
Week 7: Villanelle
Week 8: Sestina
Week 9: Ocassional
Week 10: List Poem
Week 11: Narrative
Week 12: Epistle
Week 13: Prose Poem