Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Poem #1 - Draft #1

After reading Mary Oliver's chapter from her book The Art of Poetry on Diction, Tone, and Voice, please make sure you understand the following concepts:

The Contemporary Poem
Negative Capability
Lyric poem form
Narrative poem form
Long poem form
Prose poem form
Poetic diction
Cliche
Inversion
Informal language
Effective language
Free verse

Once you have a grasp of these terms, write the first draft of a free verse poem.
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This course stresses understanding the characteristics & techniques in the literary genres of fiction, poetry, and dramatic writing. This course will continue to build on students’ reading and writing skills begun in previous creative writing classes. Readings and discussions of works by major writers in the field will be examined as inspiration and models of fine writing. This educational blog is designed for the use of the students at the School of the Arts in Rochester, NY.