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Course Description: Forms of Poetry*
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Course Description: Forms of Poetry*

Forms of Poetry*

52-5530

Course explores the varieties of poetic forms. Course includes, but is not limited to, traditional forms such as the sonnet, the sestina, and the villanelle, as well as such innovative forms as William Carlos Williams' variable foot, Frank O'Hara's personism, the organic form of the Black Mountain poets. Forms of Poetry classes that have been offered in past semesters include Metric, Stanzic, Folk, and Experimental Traditions, and Multicultural Forms.

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* Prerequisite Required.