Lecture, discussion, and writing exercises. An exploration of modern and contemporary poetry and poetics, with an emphasis on ways of reading poems, of responding critically to them, and of writing them. Lecture, discussion, writing exercises, workshop. Reporting and writing about sports for the print media. Emphasis is placed on writing various game stories in an in-depth and timely manner as well as profiles, previews, side bars and columns.
Course covers major sports such as basketball, baseball, football, etc.
Introduction to form and style in the writing of short stories. The art and craft of story writing. Exemplary short story writers of the past and present. The creative process and technical skills in the writing of poetry. The building of full-length magazine features from research and development through revision and editing.