CPW705
The Poem’s Intention
By focusing on the ways a poem asserts its own emotional, thematic, and narrative intention, you will learn new strategies for composing and revising poems that have been particularly difficult to start or improve. Although this course targets poets, writers of other genres can benefit from this course as well. All are welcome.
Related program(s)
This course is available at the following time(s) and location(s):
| Section | Session(s) | Date/time* | Campus | Instructor(s) | Cost | Registration** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPW705 - VA11371 | 8 | Mondays Oct 16–Dec 4, 2013 6:30–9:30 pm |
Van | Jami Macarty | $495 | Register |
* This course involves 24 instructional hours.
* * This course is available on a part-time basis as part of our creative writing certificate, which you can earn during The Writer’s Studio.
What will I learn?
By the end of the course, you will be able to do the following:
- Distinguish between and analyse the poem’s intention and the writer’s intention
- Define emotional, thematic, narrative, and other characteristics of poetry and how they contribute to a poem’s intention
- Understand an evaluate a poem’s relationship to the reader
- Generate new ideas and approaches for improving writing
- Use strategies and techniques to re-enter, re-see, edit, and revise your own work
- Incorporate new ideas and approaches into your revision process, including enthusiasm and playfulness
- Be an insightful editor of your own work
- Bring a poem to a more complete, satisfying, engaging, and publishable form and determine when it is finished
- Write and develop poem series and sequences
How will I learn?
- Lectures
- Class discussions
- Independent assignments
- In-class exercises
- Extra reading
How will I be evaluated?
Your grade will be based on your assignments and participation, as well as the level of commitment you demonstrate in your assignments.
Textbooks and learning materials
We will provide custom course materials.