Through guided reading and writing assignments, you will learn basic elements of poetry and fiction and will be given the opportunity to practice writing in both forms. There are no prerequisites or special skills needed prior to taking this course, aside from an active interest in the art and craft of writing. Coursewriter Your instructor will be a writer currently attending the Writers' Workshop at The University of Iowa. The writer of this course is a graduate of the program. Orders are shipped via UPS, so please include a street address.
Overseas students are encouraged to request airmail shipment.
Since changes in edition can take place, students are advised to wait and purchase texts after enrolling in the course and receiving the course study guide. A. Poulin, Jr., ed. Contemporary American Poetry . Houghton Mifflin, 1996. Ann Charters, ed.