College of Arts and Humanities
IMF 51732 Poetry: Poetic Repeating Forms W
Instructor
Anothai Kaewkaen
Class Type
Workshop & Craft
Course Description
Many Happy Returns: Focus on Repeating Forms
Refrains and other repeated elements, including rhyme, hail from poetry鈥檚 origins in oral traditions with the need for mnemonic devices and a close association with song and ritual. How do we make such repeated elements work for us as contemporary writers? This course will focus on a number of repeating forms, including the villanelle, the ballade, and the sestina. By examining traditional and contemporary takes on these 鈥渉appy returns鈥� and composing original poems by their example, we will seek to harness the power of repetition for our own work.
Textbook
Villanelles
Edited by Annie Finch and Marie-Elizabeth Mali
Everyman Pocket Poets Series
ISBN 9780307957863
Joe Baumann
Department Head
English, Language, and Interdisciplinary Studies