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In this course, we will un­der­take a com­mu­nal ef­fort to un­der­stand, an­a­lyze, and in­ter­pret po­etry writ­ten by au­thors from a range of his­tor­i­cal pe­ri­ods, lit­er­ary move­ments, and world cul­tures. As we seek to un­der­stand our course texts, we will con­sider po­etic form, syn­tax, and meter. We will also ex­plore the his­tor­i­cal, bi­o­graph­i­cal, and cul­tural con­texts of the poets them­selves. Group avatar: cc-li­censed photo “Na­tional Po­etry Slam [13]” by Flickr user Lost Al­ba­tross http://​www.​flickr.​com/​photos/​emilymills/​2757539572/

In this course, we will undertake a communal effort to understand, analyze, and interpret poetry written by authors from a range of historical periods, literary movements, and world cultures. As we seek to understand our course texts, we will consider poetic form, syntax, and meter. We will also explore the historical, biographical, and cultural contexts of the poets themselves. Group avatar: cc-licensed photo “National Poetry Slam [13]” by Flickr user Lost Albatross http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilymills/2757539572/