Module Identifier WR30420  
Module Title TRADITIONAL POETIC FORMS  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Dr Tiffany S Atkinson  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Assessment Semester Assessment   Two portfolios of writing, each to consist of 2500-3000 words.   100%  

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, students should typically be able to:

- demonstrate knowledge of some of the important traditions of poetry writing in English
- demonstrate an ability to write poetry in a range of forms
- demonstrate a developing self-reflexive awareness of their own writing practice
- demonstrate an ability to express themselves clearly in writing and in speech

Brief description

This module seeks to inform students of some important traditions of writing poetry in English, to build on their reading and study of poetic forms in the core literature moudles, and to encourage them to experiment with a range of forms, but in a modern register, using contemporary diction.

Aims

- to inform students of some of the important traditions of writing poetry in English
- to build on their reading and study of poetry in the Core literature modules
- to encourage students to experiment with a range of poetic forms in a modern register, using contemporary diction

Content

There will be 10 x two hour workshops

Reading Lists

Books
** Essential Reading
John Hollander. (1989) Rhyme's Reasons: A Guide to English Verse. Yale University Press