This course is a concentrated workshop in poetry writing for those who wish to improve their craft as poets while broadening their knowledge of English-language poetry. More than half the class will be devoted to a study of prosody, entailing formal weekly exercises as preparation for later "free-assignments." Poems by students will be discussed in a "workshop" format with an emphasis on the process of revision. Students will also be asked to regularly memorize and recite poems. A final portfolio of original work will be required for completion of the course. 

Admission by permission of instructor: please submit a writing sample (3-5 pages of poetry) and a cover letter.