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Overview

Duration

4 weeks

Total fee

2,763

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

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Poetry: How to Read a Poem
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Highlights

  • Duration 4 weeks
  • Weekly study 4 hours
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Poetry: How to Read a Poem
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More about this course
  • Humans have communicated their thoughts, ideas, and feelings through poetry throughout history. At its best, it tells us new truths about the human experience. However, it's often presented as hard to understand without expert knowledge.
  • On this course, you'll build your confidence in reading and enjoying poetry.
  • Whether you're a poetry fanatic or you're eager to learn, you'll learn tools for approaching the study of poetry, ways to express your appreciation of poetry, and ways to find new riches in your favourite poems.
  • This course will also give you guidance on developing your own poetic voice when writing verse.

Poetry: How to Read a Poem
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Curriculum

Introductions and Foundations

Introductions

Favourite poems

Poetic tradition

Closing thoughts

Poetic Form

Introduction to Week Two

Reading with form

Poetry bootcamp

Poems on the page

Closing thoughts

Intertextuality

Introduction to Week Three

Literary conversations

Poetry in translation

Poetry and ekphrasis

Summing up

Writing (about) Poetry

Introduction to Week Four

How to write about poetry

Writers on poetry

Useful poetry

Creative exercise

Final thoughts

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