Postgraduate Course: Elements of Poetry Two: Forms, Formalities and Variations (Distance Learning) (ENLI11168)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course consists of monthly, synchronous, online seminars (webinars), online workshops (writing forums) and individual consultations. Webinars will focus on theoretical and reflective exploration of key topics, in this instance with a particular emphasis on formal considerations, creative translations and the relationship between text and image. Tailored writing assignments will be set. Asynchronous, tutor- hosted writing forums will take place three times per year. Each will last for twelve days. Students will present and critique work in progress by their peers. Students will also consult five times per annum with a writing tutor and at the end of the year submit circa 15 pages of poetry for assessment. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Essential Course Texts |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students who complete the course successfully will attain a broadened awareness of stylistic possibilities in poetry. By practice they will develop compositional skills in a way that complements more general English studies. |
Assessment Information
| 15 pages of poetry (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Students will gain a facility for economy of expression, awareness of the fine nuances of language, acute attention to detail and the ability to take work from an early draft to final polish, skills applicable to all written work. |
| Reading list |
Hobsbaum, Philip, Metre, Rhythm and Verse Form
Hollander, John, Rhyme&©s Reason
Levertov, Denise, The Poet in the World, New Directions
Lorca, Federico Garcia, In Search of Duende
Oliver, Mary, Rules for the Dance: handbook for writing and reading metrical verse
Padgett, Ron., (ed.), Handbook of Poetic Forms
Paterson, Don, 101 Sonnets
Sampson, Fiona : Poetry Writing: the Expert&©s Guide.
Stillman, Frances, The Poet&©s Manual and Rhyming Dictionary
Turco, Lewis, The Book of Forms: A handbook of poetics
ed. Strand & Boland, The Making of a Poem: Norton anthology of Poetic Forms
Kowit, Steve, In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet&©s Portable Workshop:
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | creative writing, online learning, poetry, |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Dylis Rose
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Course secretary | Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
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