Masterworks: Poetry

Poetry is the most ancient of the written arts, so there are thousands of poetry masterworks—far too many to be usefully studied in a single course. That's why this course focuses on the one resource that every poet must develop in order to write well: a personal "poetic lineage." Students will learn how to explore the work of other poets and identify significant parts of their poetic lineages. They will also learn how to use that exploration to develop, expand, and refine their own poetic lineage, which will shape and nourish their poetry over a lifetime.