With this course, I am launching a sequence of courses– one per semester– that will enhance your analytical skills and bring you up to date on the poetic traditions of the last 100+ years. Here’s a flyer with the whole sequence:
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English 3325: Modern Poetry – The Hipster Edition
Join Prof. Leonardo Flores for an exploration of the hipster poets of the early 20th century, responsible for (temporarily) shifting poetry away from Romantic subjectivity and Victorian adherence to poetic form and morality. Their poetry was innovative, edgy, annoyingly erudite, deliberately difficult, typographically experimental, and absolutely brilliant, even in its failures. Don’t miss out on… Continue reading English 3325: Modern Poetry – The Hipster Edition
Fall 2015 Startup
Welcome to the Fall 2015 season of Introduction to Poetry, produced and directed by Prof. Leonardo Flores. This course blog has served previous seasons of the course, as can be seen in the posts below, but as with shows like American Horror Story, this semester the course has been completely reinvented. This semester we will… Continue reading Fall 2015 Startup
End of Semester Survival Guide
As we wrap up the course, there are a few things we need to take care of: Assignment Self-Evaluation Write a 1-2 paragraph self-evaluation of your assignment work in the class, taking into consideration the following questions: Did you do all the assignments? Did you do them thoroughly and on time? How well did you… Continue reading End of Semester Survival Guide
Week 7: Essay and Exam
Monday, September 23 Holiday: class doesn’t meet. Wednesday, September 25 Post an analysis of your chosen poem for Essay #1 on Facebook page. Be prepared to discuss it in class. Friday, September 27 Exam #1
Hello Students!
Welcome to our online space for this course. This blog will be our online base of operations, where I will post course information, assignments, and fun things related to our exploration of poetry. You’ll see links to the Syllabus, Calendar, and other course related materials. I encourage you to link to this page and visit… Continue reading Hello Students!