ENGL 197N SC - Verse Engineering

In this seminar, students will invent original forms of poetry. In the first half of the semester, we will examine critical elements of verse-making—namely, theory and method. Lessons will consider traditional poetry alongside modern and contemporary verse. Treating texts as living, evolving entities, we will survey how masterworks give rise to a radical new aesthetic. In the second half of the semester, we will use writing exercises to challenge our assumptions about both writer’s block and writerly success.

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