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Office hours: M/W 3:30-5 Writing Poetry
FALL 2002 REQUIRED
TEXTS: SECRET
ASIAN MAN by Nick Carbó LITTLE ICE AGE by Maureen Seaton LAND OF COCKAIGNE by Ed Ochester MONSTER ZERO by Jay Snodgrass This class is based on the premise that in order to write
contemporary poetry, one must read contemporary poetry.
The assigned books of poetry will be discussed in terms of how they can
influence and inspire student work. You
are required to write one poem per week. It
is each student's responsibility to supply enough copies of his/her poem for the
entire class the day the work is due. Students also have a unique opportunity to
listen to poetry. Three of
the writers whose books you will read will visit our class for discussion.
The fourth, Ed Ochester, will read in the Writers on the Bay series.
Writers on the Bay readings will be held at 8 pm on Thursday evenings--
other venues in Miami host readings as well.
I have listed some of the readings I am aware of this semester (note
especially the Miami Bookfair)--and will bring in word of others as well as they
are publicized. It is required that students
attend at least 2 readings this semester (in addition to class visits by poets)
and write 2 response papers (2 pages) or 2 response poems of any length.
Participants must turn in a
chapbook of at least 8 finished poems by
the end of the semester in place of a final exam.
Grades will be based on the quality of creative work, rigor in which
the work is revised, response papers/poems, and class participation.
Since the class meets only once a week, any
more than two missed absences will result in a failing grade.
M 9/2
NO CLASS--LABOR DAY
M 9/9
INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASS, WRITING EXERCISES M 9/16
WORKSHOP R 9/19
READING BY FICTION WRITER DEBRA
MONROE, WOB (8 pm) M 9/23
WORKSHOP M 9/30
DISCUSSION OF JAY SNODGRASS'S MONSTER ZERO
JAY SNODGRASS VISITS CLASS M 10/7
CHAPBOOK MAKING WORKSHOP WITH CAROL TODARO M 10/14
WORKSHOP R 10/17
READING BY NONFICTION WRITER DAVID
AMRAM, WOB 8 pm M 10/21
WORKSHOP M 10/28
DISCUSSION OF MAUREEN SEATON'S LITTLE ICE AGE
MAUREEN SEATON VISITS CLASS
WORKSHOP M 11/4
DISCUSSION OF ED OCHESTER'S LAND OF COCKAIGNE
WORKSHOP R 11/7
POET DENISE DUHAMEL READS AT THE FACULTY LUNCH SYMPOSIUM, M 11/11
NO CLASS--VETERANS DAY R 11/14
READING BY POET ED OCHESTER, WOB, 8 pm M 11/18
DISCUSSION OF NICK CARBO'S SECRET ASIAN MAN
NICK CARBO VISITS CLASS
WORKSHOP R 11/22-S 11/24
MIAMI BOOK FAIR, VARIOUS READINGS M 11/25
WORKSHOP M 12/2
WORKSHOP W 12/4
FINAL PORTFOLIO DUE.
PLEASE HAVE ALL POEMS IN MY MAILBOX--hand delivered,
Denise Duhamel Room AC1 358 /(305) 919-4812 / sedna61@aol.com
FALL 2002
TRENDS IN AMERICAN POETRY, 1950-PRESENT REQUIRED
TEXT: Postmodern American
Poetry: A Norton Anthology by Paul Hoover (Editor) This literature course will explore various schools that make up
postmodern poetry of the second half of the twentieth century.
You will be required to have read the following anthologized poets--their
poems and their poetics--by the dates outlined below: you will report
each Wednesday via a typed one-page
(250 word) response paper that, in addition to handing in, you will share
with the class. These response
papers will count heavily towards your final grade as they will serve as a means
into group discussions. In these
papers, using Hoover's introduction as a guide, you can illustrate the
postmodern aspects of a poem and launch into your own theories or what interests
you about the work, including questions to which you may not have an answer.
In addition, each student will give a presentation
on one poet, in terms of his/her postmodern influence.
Your oral presentation should take roughly 20-30 minutes, and must
incorporate resource materials you find in the library or on the web. Biography, process, and critical work written by or about the
poet can all be included. You may guide the class through specific poems of your
choice (these poems need not be included in the anthology as long as you provide
the class with copies.) Finally,
each student will turn in or present a final postmodern project, a thorough interpretation of a postmodern
poem in terms of video, music, dance, drama, or visual art. Grades will be based
on your response papers (40%), oral presentation (20%), final project (20%), and
overall participation (20%). Since
the class meets only once a week, any
more than two missed absences will result in a failing grade.
W 8/28
INTRODUCTION TO THE CLASS and ASSIGNING OF PROJECT POETS W 9/4
Discussion of Hoover's introduction to Postmodern
American Poetry and Frank O'Hara W 9/11
Further discussion of O'Hara, Koch, and David Lehman (poems)
PRESENTATIONS:
Frank O'Hara________________________________
Kenneth Koch________________________________
W 9/18
Discussion of Charles Bukowski (poems)
PRESENTATION:
Charles Bukowski_______________________________ W 9/25
Discussion of Anne Waldman (poems)
PRESENTATION:
Anne Waldman_______________________________ W 10/2
Discussion of Allen Ginsberg (poems and "Notes for Howl ...")
PRESENTATION:
Allen Ginsberg_______________________________
W 10/9
Discussion of Jack Kerouac (poems) and Gregory Corso (poems)
PRESENTATION:
Jack Kerouac_________________________________ W 10/16
CLASS VISITS DAN WAKEFIELD'S "NEW YORK IN THE FIFTIES" CLASS
TO LISTEN TO DAVID AMRAM SPEAK ABOUT KEROUAC R 10/17
READING BY NONFICTION WRITER DAVID AMRAM, WOB 8 pm W 10/23
Discussion of Amiri Baraka (poems and "How You Sound??")
PRESENTATION:
Amiri Baraka_______________________________ W 10/30
NO CLASS--SEASIDE W 11/6
Discussion of Jayne Cortez (poems) and Wanda Coleman (poems)
PRESENTATION:
Wanda Coleman _______________________________ R 11/7
POET DENISE DUHAMEL READS AT THE FACULTY LUNCH SYMPOSIUM, SOUTH CAMPUS FACULTY LOUNGE, noon W 11/13
Discussion of Victor Hernández Cruz (poems and "Mountains in the
North: Hispanic Writing in the USA") PRESENTATION:
Victor Hernández Cruz_______________________________ R 11/14
READING BY POET ED OCHESTER, WOB, 8 pm W 11/20
Discussion of Diane di Prima (poems) and Eileen Myles (poems) PRESENTATION:
Diane di Prima_______________________________ R-S 11/21-11/24
MIAMI BOOK FAIR, VARIOUS READINGS W 11/2
Discussion of Andrei Codrescu (poems) and Harry Mathews (poems)
PRESENTATION:
Andrei Codrescu_______________________________ W 12/4 FINAL POSTMODERN PROJECT DUE--PRESENTATIONS BY ALL |
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