Performance of Poetry

Instructors

• Carol Simpson Stern

Meeting Info

• Annie May Swift Hall 103 - TuTh 11:00AM - 12:30PM

Overview of class

• The course is an examination of poetry in performance and a consideration of poetic forms. Its goals are l) to deepen the students' understanding of poetry and its performance; 2) to develop the students' ability to create performance images and to embody poetry; 3) to introduce students to prosody and the craft of poetry; and 4) to introduce students to how poems are used for political, social, and artistic ends.

Registration Requirements

• GEN_CMN 103 Analysis and Performance of Literature or permission of instructor.

Class Materials (Required)

• The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry. Third Edition, 2 volume set.
  ISBN: 978-0393324297

Class Attributes

• Attendance at 1st class mandatory
  
  

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