Studies in Poetry (311-0-20)

Topic

Poetry After Poetics

Instructors

Ivy G Wilson Jr

Meeting Info

University Hall 412: Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM

Overview of class

This course takes up a wide and eclectic range of contemporary writers to revel in, and examine, how their poetry variously engages traditional poetics and modern aesthetics. With particular attention to the new poetries of the last 25 years, this course will explore literary concerns related to form, experimentation, and artistic production as well as those social related immigration, gender, and racial formation, among others.

Class Materials (Required)

Poets may include Dionne Brand, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Natalie Diaz, Terence Hayes, Anthony Joseph, Eileen Myles, and Ocean Vuong.

Class Attributes

Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area