College of Arts and Humanities
IMF 51723 Poetry: Bootcamp W
Instructor
Gene Pfeiffer
Class Type
Workshop
Course Description
This class is primarily a workshop of poems you鈥檒l write this term, but it鈥檚 also a study of the creative process. How did that thing come out of you? This class asks a lot of you, writer. It asks that you put yourself through a kind of literary boot camp, based entirely on writing prompts and suggestions that otherwise may not have occurred to you. It asks that you become aware of your creative process while you are writing. Ultimately, this class asks that you step out of the familiar place you have created for yourself and see your poetry 鈥� all poetry, perhaps 鈥� in new and exciting ways. It will test your limits. You won鈥檛 enjoy every prompt, and you may find yourself highly resistant to some. That鈥檚 okay. The major goal for you this term is this: by letting go of the familiar, you will gain greater understanding of, appreciation for, and authentic intimacy with your own work.
Textbook
No Textbook is required.
Joe Baumann
Department Head
English, Language, and Interdisciplinary Studies