If you stop attending, however, do not depend on me to drop you. All assignments in the following schedule are due no later than Friday in the week they are listed. One of the great difficulties in teaching modern poetry is the multitude of poets who could be considered. I have tried to select poets that I feel are representative and that I know well. If I have skipped your favorite poet, I'm sorry.
Modern poetry is open in form and content.
The following schedule is indeed tentative. I will supplement it with electronic handouts and further assignments as we go. In particular you will want to consult the handout pages which will explain and comment on the weekly assignments. This syllabus is not a contract. Indicated links are supplemental and usually refer to The Academy of American Poets Another excellent site form information on contemporary poets is Poetry Daily , which features work by a different contemporary poet each day .