ENG 615 Studies in Contemporary Poetry
This is a seminar course for Master’s-level students interested in studying and writing poetry. Students explore contemporary poets within the subgenres of nationality, race, gender, and style (immigrant poets, African American poets, button poets, etc.). Students write poetry for workshop review. Major poets studied include Walcott, Heaney, Hayden, Clifton, Komunyakaa, Nguyen Du, Tretheway, Ai, Collins, Baraka, Lee, and Giovanni.