3.00 Credits
Poetry is among the most fundamental human activities. From our most distant origins all the way down to the present day, from landmark occasions to our daily lives, people sing, pray, protest, aspire, love, and grieve in verse. This course engages these traditions by studying poems old and new to illustrate the traditions and aesthetic theories of the art. It is writing intensive, galvanizing skills in analysis, interpretation, research, and critical writing; therefore, it meets General Education requirements for category A4.