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    Mar 11, 2025  
American University Catalog 2023-2024 
    
American University Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LIT-247 Contemporary Poetry (3)


This course makes contemporary poetry more accessible and enjoyable through analysis, writing, and discussion. Students read poetry in a range of traditions, genres, and forms; write critical papers and responses; and also write and discuss their own poetry in a workshop format. Writing poetry gives students the opportunity to practice the craft of poetry and to explore their own creativity. AU Core Habits of Mind: Creative-Aesthetic Inquiry. Usually Offered: spring.