COMPLIT 242: Poetry Workshop in Spanish (ILAC 242)

Course Description

Latin American and Spanish poetry approached through elements of craft. Assignments are creative in nature and focus on the formal elements of poetry (meter, rhythm, lineation, rhetorical figures and tropes) and the exploration of lyric subgenres (e.g. ode, elegy, prose poem). Students write original poems throughout the quarter. Poets include Borges, Burgos, J.R. Jiménez, Lorca, Mistral, Morejón, Neruda, Paz, Pizarnik, Sor Juana, and Storni, among others. No previous experience with creative writing required. Prerequisite: 100-level course in Spanish or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited.