Survey of seventeenth, eighteenth, and early nineteenth century American writers. Offered fall semester. Survey of late nineteenth and twentieth century American writers. Offered spring semester. Designed to help students find their true voice and true concerns as writers while mastering the essentials of the art.
Emphasis is on writing exercises and then complete works, but also on becoming better readers.
In-depth discussion of student work, the assigned readings, and the process of writing. Study of significant literary texts which serve as a basis for serious, thoughtful, mature writing. Designed to help students discover and develop their voices and styles as poets. Explore poetry writing through writing exercises, through reading and discussing poems written by contemporary poets, and through discussing one anothers poems in a supportive atmosphere. A specialized study of a topic in literature, film, or folklore.