Instr:                S. Firer
Office:              CRT 576,     229-2993
e-mail:              sfirer@uwm.edu
Office hours:    by appointment.

Course Information:                      MWF          12:30am-1:20pm       CRT 124

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 MonoIogue
Week 7: Villanelle
Week 8: Sestina
Week 9: Occasional
Week 10: List Poem
Week 11: Narrative
Week 12: Epistle
Week 13: Prose Poem