ENGL 336
Spring 2026
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
There may be no greater compliment than "your poem is musical." Then a problem presents itself -- what does that really mean? "Musical" -- used synonymously with that other adjectival nightmare, "beautiful" -- corners the poem and the poet to the mercy of one kind of sound. But just as we have various notions of beauty, poetry also occupies multiplicity -- every poet has their own set of voices. Whether in the variety of languages generating its own sound sensibilities -- to borrow from the pianist Rudolf Serkin who was, in his day, accused of the occasional "ugly sound," his response is "music isn't just about la la la tra la la" -- even ugliness is a repertoire of personal sound, or voice. In this intermediate class, we will identify and perform the voices your poems inhabit, and work to recognize the voices of others troubling the neutral voice. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: ENGL216 OR ENGL216A OR ENGL372 OR ENGL226 OR ENGL224 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (English) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Anaïs Duplan
I Need Music
Annelyse Gelman
Vexations
Kamden Ishmael Hilliard
MissSettl
Fahima Ife
Septet for the Luminous Ones
Fred L. Joiner (forthcoming)
The Mirror in Our Music
Fred Moten
The Feel Trio
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Examinations and Assignments:
Regular submission of poetry for workshop and one-on-one feedback; a weekly critical response to readings; constructive oral peer critiques; a final portfolio consisting of revisions of poems written for class and a reflective essay. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
English 216 is a prerequisite for these course. Please submit a prerequisite override request describing your qualifications if you feel you qualify for the course but have not taken this course.
Contributes to fulfillment of ENGL major requirements: CW requirement, CW 300-level course, CW upper-level CW workshop, elective. The English department highly recommends that students be enrolled in only one Creative Writing course in a semester. If you are admitted to more than one Creative Writing course, the department requests that you choose one and let the instructors know during Adjustment Period. By doing so you will be considerate of instructors and other students. |
| Instructor(s): Seo,Jimin Times: ...W... 09:20AM-12:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 12 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 12 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 1 | FR: X |
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