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. |