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Syllabus

Class Syllabus Fall, 2001 (Sample)




Assignment Topic (Sunday) Student Poems Posted (Wednesday) Online Critiques (Saturday)
First Week

23 September Voice & Observation
27 Sept. 30 Sept.
Second Week

1 October
Unpunctuated Poem
4 Oct. 7 Oct.
Third Week

8 October
Syntax: Line Length, Phrasing, Pacing
11 Oct. 14 Oct.
Fourth Week

15 October
Forms: Accentual & Syllabic
18 Oct. 21 Oct.
Fifth Week

22 October
Compression & Diction
25 Oct. 28 Oct.
Sixth Week

29 October
Metaphor & Simile
1 Nov. 4 Nov.
Seventh Week

5 November
The Poetry of Personal Mythology
8 Nov. 11 Nov.
Eighth Week

12 November
Revisions & Class Evaluations
15 Nov. 18 Nov.