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FORM OF POETRY
Section 001 / Fall 2004 / Susan Tichy / Tuesay 7:20-10:00 / Place TBA

FREE VERSE & ITS KINFOLK, WEEKS 8-10


WEEK 10: FREE VERSE PROSODY & LINE 

WHAT WE’LL COVER / WHAT WE'LL DO IN CLASS:
This week' we will apply ideas on free verse prosody from Beyers, Attridge, & elsewhere in our readings to discussions of particular poems. Discussions will be led by class members.

READING: BOOKS:

EF entry on Fractal Amplifications
Attridge: Chapters 7 & 8: on free verse & phrasal movement
Beyers: Chapter 5

PHOTOCOPY HANDED OUT IN CLASS: A short reading on appositive grammar, handed out in class

READING: POETICS:

Levertov: Some Notes on Organic Form CONTEMP 1081
& entries from MODERN listed for weeks 8 & 9

READING ON LINE:

Notes on George Oppen's prosody. This page is from the web site of another course. Scroll down and read the excerpt from the Oppen interview, and then the excerpts by DuPlessis.