ARHU 319 fall 2014 syllabus by Julie

ARHU 319 fall 2014 syllabus

L. Lauth syllabus ARHU 319 2014 ARHU 319: FORM AND THEORY OF POETRY WRITING Fall 2014 Thursdays, 5:30 to 8:00 pm Instructor: Laura Lauth Email: lelauth@gmail.com Office hours: By appointment Policies Required Materials (provided by instructor): A Poet’s Glossary. Edward Hirsch 19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei. Ed. Eliot Weinberger Course Pack (must bring to class each week) Course Requirements: Class Participation & Participation in Writers Here and Now (attendance and reaction papers): 40% Writing Assignments: 30% Final Manuscript: 30% Excused Absences & Late Assignments: The University excuses absences for certain reasons (illness, representing the University at certain events, religious observance, and the death of an immediate family member), provided notice is given and the cause of absence is appropriately documented. Students have the responsibility to inform the instructor of any intended absences for religious observances in advance. If you will not be able to attend class due to illness or other emergency, please notify Laura by e-mail as soon as possible. It is the student’s sole responsibility to request and collect any notes, handouts, and assignments missed in class. Late assignments will only be accepted with proper documentation and at the discretion of the instructor. Assignments: → Poems must post electronically by Monday at midnight prior to the Thursday workshop (when they will be discussed). → Students must print, read, critique (typed or handwritten), and bring to class all peer poems posted to ELMS— and be ready to workshop them in class. We will discuss protocols for critiquing peer work. → Students must keep copies of the original poems turned into workshop with my comments on them for all 5 poems and include in final manuscript. Special Accommodations: If you have a registered disability that will require accommodation, please see me immediately. If you have a disability and have not yet registered it with Disability Support Services in the Shoemaker Building (4-7682 or 5-7683 TTY/TDD), you should do so immediately. ------------Syllabus *Subject to change* This semester we will study five poetic forms that greatly influenced the development of free verse in English: 1. Blank Verse 2. The classical Persian form, Ghazal (ghuzzle) 3. The Classical Chinese form, wujue (WOO-gee-eh) (students will translate a wujue poem by Wang Wei with assistance) 4. Verset/Prose Poem 5. Haiku