Instructor: Ko
WF 02:00 PM – 03:20 PM
This introductory writing course dives into both poetry and prose traditions, styles, techniques, and definitions. What is poetry? How short can a story be? What is a prose poem? This course is intended to further your growth as a writer, reader, and skilled workshop member. We consider craft elements such as point of view, tense, form, pacing, character, setting, voice, style, surprise, and more.
This semester we will read flash fiction, short stories, traditional and experimental poems, hybrid genre, and craft essays from a variety of writers, both historical and contemporary, and discuss how and why they work. After building your knowledge of literary devices and styles, the second half of the semester will focus on workshopping your own stories and poems. We will explore works from Ken Liu, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ada Limón, Jenny George, Angela Carter, Mary Oliver, Andrea Gibson, and others, together throughout the semester.