ENGLISH 343

Writing Poetry

Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for ENGLISH 343.

Description

Writing Poetry and Other Experiments recognizes our world of blended language works: philosophical arguments come as dialogs and metaphors, doctoral degrees are awarded for graphic novels blending critical and creative work, and poetry books include movie quotes, maps and blueprints. Students will write in multiple forms including procedural, translingual, trans-genre, and performance poetry. We’ll investigate web sites and journals and talk about differences between composition and revision strategies. We will discuss representation, images, rhythms, diction, lines, syntax, sounds, rhymes, code mixing, page area, digitality, typography, punctuation, appropriation, rearrangement, and more.

Class limits information for 2016: Enrolment is limited to 30 students. Please waitlist yourself for this course on Student Services Online and then send 5 pages of poetry with the subject heading including your ID number and “ENGLISH 343 Application” to english@auckland.ac.nz by 4pm, Friday 10 June 2016. Decisions on admission will be made by Friday 24 June 2016.

For enrolment/waitlist issues, please visit or contact the Arts Students’ Centre.

Availability 2016

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Lisa Samuels
Lecturer(s) Professor Michele Leggott

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

ENGLISH 343: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in English, Drama, and/or Writing Studies, and approval by Programme Coordinator

Restrictions

ENGLISH 328