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2025 Spring > UGRD > ENGL > ENGL 272G

The Art of Poetry

Course #: ENGL 272G

Description:
''If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off I know that it's poetry'' (Emily Dickinson). Participants in this course read poetry, discuss poetry, write about poetry, and possibly write poetry in this introduction to the art and craft of poetry. Discussions cover such topics as slant rhyme, syllabics, synesthesia, free verse, the Elizabethan sonnet. Capabilities addressed: Critical reading, critical thinking, clear writing, oral presentation.
Pre Requisites:
Pre-req = ENGL 102, and a minimum of 30 creditsDegree Students OnlyStudents may not take more than one 200G ( Intermediate Seminar) course.

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 8565 MWF
2:00 - 2:50 pm
TBD McCormack M01-0418
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 25
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-req = ENGL 102, and a minimum of 30 creditsDegree Students OnlyStudents may not take more than one 200G ( Intermediate Seminar) course.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list, Intermediate Seminar, Stay On Track
02 9039
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Budden,Deborah On-line course
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 25
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-req = ENGL 102, and a minimum of 30 creditsDegree Students OnlyStudents may not take more than one 200G ( Intermediate Seminar) course.
Course Attributes: Non-degree exclude from list, Intermediate Seminar, Stay On Track