Students are expected to bring poems to class each week for oral reading. They must also turn ina minumum of 15 poems they have written during the course of the semester. Old work will not be accepted. In-class writing assignments are given during the majority of class sessions. No examinations will be given.
Students are to bring a new poem to class each week, typed and copied for classmates.
A student who does not turn in the required minimum of 15 poems will receive a failing grade in the course. At mid-term, all beginning workshop students must complete a manuscript of the best five poems produced during the first half of the semester. Identified by your name and address, these manuscripts will be held on file by the poetry coordinator for comparison with a second manuscript to be assembled at the end of your first semester of Advanced Poetry Workshop. You must compile the assessment portfolio even if you do not intend to work toward a Poetry Major or Poetry Minor. You can be charged with a half-absence if you miss more than 15 minutes of a class session.