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Courses in Poetry

  • MFA 800 / Poetry Workshop I - (view)
    At the residency the student will attend six poetry workshops. Each workshop will be comprised of 4-5 students and one faculty poet. The student is required to submit 4-5 poems for the Residency Anthology prior to the residency. During each two hour workshop one poem by every student will be discussed by the mentor and by fellow students. The workshop may include writing exercises. Two of the required workshops may include being assigned to the New Work Workshop in which each student will start new work under the guidance and prompting of the faculty.
  • MFA 804 / Craft Seminar & Residency Essay I - (view)
    It is required that each student attend all the lectures as well as all the readings at the residency. These lectures will be on various topics, such as craft issues, particular poets or movements, and translation. Craft issues are wide ranging and include use of music, meter, rhyme, voice, diction, forms, etc. Shortly after the residency each student will be required to turn in a residency essay. This essay should be an engaged response to three of the lectures, one workshop, and one reading, and should discuss things learned as well as topics the student would like to follow up on.
  • MFA 805 / Poetry Writing I - (view)
    Student sents approximately 16-20 poems over the course of the semester to mentor for critique.
  • MFA 808 / Critical Writing & Reading I - (view)
    During the mentorship semester each student will have a list of 20-25 books to read that will include poetry and essays on poetry. The student will be expected to write two short papers (3-4 pages) for each packet. The student will also respond to the reading in a letter to the mentor included in each packet.
  • MFA 810 / Poetry Workshop II - (view)
    At the residency the student will attend six poetry workshops. Each workshop will be comprised of 4-5 students and one faculty poet. The student is required to submit 4-5 poems for the Residency Anthology prior to the residency. During each two hour workshop one poem by every student will be discussed by the mentor and by fellow students. The workshop may include writing exercises. Two of the required workshops may include being assigned to the New Work Workshop in which each student will start new work under the guidance and prompting of the faculty.
  • MFA 814 / Craft Seminar & Residency Essay II - (view)
    It is required that each student attend all the lectures as well as all the readings at the residency. These lectures will be on various topics, such as craft issues, particular poets or movements, and translation. Craft issues are wide ranging and include use of music, meter, rhyme, voice, diction, forms, etc. Shortly after the residency each student will be required to turn in a residency essay. This essay should be an engaged response to three of the lectures, one workshop, and one reading, and should discuss things learned as well as topics the student would like to follow up on.
  • MFA 815 / Poetry Writing II - (view)
    During the mentorship semester each student will be writing original poems as well as working on revisions of poems. A minimum of 4 poems and 2-3 revisions will be included in every packet sent to the student's mentor.
  • MFA 818 / Critical Writing & Reading II - (view)
    During the mentorship semester each student will have a list of 20-25 books to read that will include poetry and essays on poetry. The student will be expected to write two short papers (3-4 pages) for each packet. The student will also respond to the reading in a letter to the mentor included in each packet.
  • MFA 819 / Poetry Workshop III - (view)
    At the residency the student will attend six poetry workshops. Each workshop will be comprised of 4-5 students and one faculty poet. The student is required to submit 4-5 poems for the Residency Anthology prior to the residency. During each two hour workshop one poem by every student will be discussed by the mentor and by fellow students. The workshop may include writing exercises. Two of the required workshops may include being assigned to the New Work Workshop in which each student will start new work under the guidance and prompting of the faculty.
  • MFA 822 / Craft Seminar & Residency Essay III - (view)
    It is required that each student attend all the lectures as well as all the readings at the residency. These lectures will be on various topics, such as craft issues, particular poets or movements, and translation. Craft issues are wide ranging and include use of music, meter, rhyme, voice, diction, forms, etc. Shortly after the residency each student will be required to turn in a residency essay. This essay should be an engaged response to three of the lectures, one workshop, and one reading, and should discuss things learned as well as topics the student would like to follow up on.
  • MFA 823 / Poetry Writing III - (view)
    During the mentorship semester each student will be writing original poems as well as working on revisions of poems. A minimum of 4 poems and 2-3 revisions will be included in every packet sent to the student's mentor.
  • MFA 826 / Critical Writing & Reading III - (view)
    During the mentorship semester each student will have a list of 20-25 books to read that will include poetry and essays on poetry. The student will be expected to write two short papers (3-4 pages) for each packet. The student will also respond to the reading in a letter to the mentor included in each packet.
  • MFA 827 / Poetry Workshop IV - (view)
    At the residency the student will attend six poetry workshops. Each workshop will be comprised of 4-5 students and one faculty poet. The student is required to submit 4-5 poems for the Residency Anthology prior to the residency. During each two hour workshop one poem by every student will be discussed by the mentor and by fellow students. The workshop may include writing exercises. Two of the required workshops may include being assigned to the New Work Workshop in which each student will start new work under the guidance and prompting of the faculty.
  • MFA 830 / Craft Seminar & Reading IV - (view)
    It is required that each student attend all the lectures as well as all the readings at the residency. These lectures will be on various topics, such as craft issues, particular poets or movements, and translation. Craft issues are wide ranging and include use of music, meter, rhyme, voice, diction, forms, etc. Shortly after the residency each student will be required to turn in a residency essay. This essay should be an engaged response to three of the lectures, one workshop, and one reading, and should discuss things learned as well as topics the student would like to follow up on.
  • MFA 831 / Poetry Manuscript - (view)
    During the final mentorship semester the student will complete a manuscript of original poems (approximately 48 pages) compiled from the four semesters of work.
  • MFA 834 / Critical Writing & Reading IV - (view)
    During the mentorship semester each student will have a list of 20-25 books to read that will include poetry and essays on poetry. The student will be expected to write two short papers (3-4 pages) for each packet. The student will also respond to the reading in a letter to the mentor included in each packet.
  • MFA 900 / Residency V - (view)
    Student will give a senior panel presentation and a senior reading.

Courses in Poetry in Translation

Courses in Poetry & Poetry in Translation