CHID 201 A: Radical Poetics

RADICAL POETICS (A&H, W) ___ THIS COURSE IS JUST WHAT THE TITLE CLAIMS, A DEEP DIVE INTO THE RADICAL POETIC INNOVATIONS OF, IN THIS CASE, BIPOC POETS. UNDERSTAND, THIS IS NOT SIMPLY A COURSE IN CLOSE READING POEMS IN ISOLATION, ALTHOUGH THAT SKILL WILL CERTAINLY BE IMPORTANT AT TIMES, AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN INSTRUCTION IN BASIC CLOSE READING UPFRONT. AFTER THAT INTRODUCTION, THE COURSE WILL TURN ITS ATTENTION TO UNDERSTANDING POETIC FORMS, EXPLORING HOW MANY OF OUR POETS HAVE SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME REVISITING MAJOR POETIC CONVENTIONS, SUCH AS THE SONNET AND THE AUBADE, IN RESPONSE TO IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS AND PRESSING POLITICAL QUESTIONS.