Introduction to Poetry (Sept. 2-Dec. 16, Jan. 13-May 12)

Instructor Mark Filie
Code CW61-25/26
Student Ages 13–18
Terms Fall Semester 2025
Spring Semester 2026
Full Year
Day Tuesday
Time 1:00 P.M.

THIS IS A TWO-SEMESTER COURSE.

This course is designed to help students understand, enjoy, and compose poetry. Students will embark on an exploration of poetry that begins centuries in the past and travels through time to the free verse and spoken-word poetry of today. They will examine the fixed forms, meters, metaphors, and sound devices of poets across time in order to inform their own writing while composing their own poems and collections.

Class Meetings: Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Fall Semester: September 2 – December 16, 2025
Spring Semester: January 13 – May 12, 2026

Student Expectations: In-class assignments will consist primarily of brief prompts and exercises that are designed to generate creative ideas or reflect techniques and strategies in creative composition. Assignments outside of class will consist of original works or poetry collections that utilize the ideas and techniques discussed in class.

Student Support: The instructor is available via email.

Feedback/Assessment: The instructor will provide feedback on student work.

Materials: None

Prerequisites: None

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Fall Semester 2025 ($575.00) Spring Semester 2026 ($575.00) Both semesters ($1,000.00)

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