CHID 201 A: Radical Poetics

RADICAL POETICS (AH, DIV, W) ___ THIS COURSE IS A DEEP DIVE INTO THE RADICAL POETIC INNOVATIONS OF BIPOC POETS. ALTHOUGH CLOSE READING OF A POEM WILL BE IMPORTANT, THIS COURSE WILL BE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING HOW AND WHY THESE POETS HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH EXISTING POETIC FORMS TO BETTER SUIT APPROACH THE PARTICULARS OF HISTORICAL SHIFTS AND POLITICAL CRISES. ALTHOUGH THIS COURSE HIGHLIGHTS THE PLAY WITH FORMS, IT IN NO WAY PRECLUDES DISCUSSION OF HOW THESE POEMS IMPACT EACH OF US AS INDIVIDUALS OCCUPYING VARIOUS SOCIAL CONTEXTS AND EXPERIENCES. WRITTEN WORK MAY TAKE THE FORM OF EITHER A CRITICAL OR CREATIVE RESPONSE.