ENGL 4800

Advanced Poetry Writing

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course is intended for creative writers who have completed  ENGL 3840 and wish to refine their poetry writing. It may include significant reading and discussion, explorations of form and technique, completion of writing assignments and prompts, and workshop peer review of student work. In addition to the instructor's assigned writing requirements, students may work on longer-form verse writing projects.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ENGL 3840 is strongly recommended.

Distribution Category (ALC-AS) (CA-AG, LA-AG)
Satisfies Requirement ENGL 4800 counts toward the English major and may be used to satisfy the 4000-level creative writing requirement for the Creative Writing minor.

Comments Students may take ENGL 4800 more than once. Pre-enrollment does not guarantee a place in the class. Students should not take ENGL 3820, ENGL 3840, or ENGL 4801 in the same semester as ENGL 4800.

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