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font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> chris abani
[mailto:chris.abani@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Monday,
November 27, 2006</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Amanda J Labagnara<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Grad Poetry Syllabus 270</span></font></p>
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Graduate Poetry Workshop Syllabus (270): Winter 2007<br>
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Overview:<br>
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This workshop aims to combine an element of the creative workshop approach with
an analytical approach aimed at understanding the process of composition. The
analytical approach involves research and a presentation; while the
creative/craft approach involves constructive critiques of each other's work.<br>
<br>
The Analytical:<br>
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Each student will be assigned a CD with music from a particular composer. The
instructions for this are as follows: Listen to the CD often. Then research the
composer. Find out what their aesthetic positions and ideas are, who influenced
them, what tradition they belong to and where their own innovations have
occurred. Then pick a sequence of poems from any published poet you like and
trace a similar arc in their work. Your findings will be a twenty-minute
presentation to the class using any format you want. (Please note that any
technological needs should be communicated in time for allowances to be made).
In your presentation, where applicable, show a sample of your work and what
approaches to composition you take. The purpose here is not to find parallels
between the composer and the poet, but simply to approach an analysis of
composition.<br>
<br>
This exercise will help not just in the composition of individual poems, or
even sequences, but will help you think through questions around the
architecture of your manuscripts or books.<br>
<br>
The Creative:<br>
<br>
Please pick a sequence of work – ten to fifteen poems and submit them for
workshop. While you can assemble the work in any order, or respond in any order,
it would be useful to think in terms of themes and arcs.<br>
<br>
In responding, please try to follow (as much as possible) the following order.
This will help focus your comments to be most useful to your colleagues.<br>
<br>
1. Speak to any thematic issues you see. What are the major tropes, underlying
philosophical thrusts etc?<br>
2. Speak to the collection of poems as a whole, as though addressing a book.<br>
3. Having done this, that is identified the things you think are at play in the
work, speak to individual poems with suggestions that improve the work (the
individual poem as well as the collection).<br>
4. At this point, talk about your likes and dislikes.<br>
<br>
Week by Week:<br>
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As we progress, the order of works and workshop will be determined in
consultation with the students.<br>
<br>
Chris</span></font></p>
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