Writing and Reading Poetry

Course aim

To enable students to practice a range of poetic forms, subjects and techniques through writing, reading and critically discussing poetic texts.

Course content

Students will build upon their knowledge of creative writing in order to understand, read, write and edit poetry, in particular fixed form poetry and free verse. Students will also develop skills in preparing material for publication, and researching poetry published in South Australia. They will be mentored in order to integrate effectively into the local and national poetry scene, and to establish contact with the structures operating in the field, such as the SA Writers’ Centre, Arts SA, Australia Council, local presses, Friendly Street Poets and other organisations, which will help them maintain future professional development after graduation.

Textbook(s)

Petrescu, I and Brewer, N 2004, Heart of the matter: an introduction to eighteen South Australian Poets, Lythrum Press, Adelaide

Hirsch, E 1999, How to read a poem and fall in love with poetry, Harcourt Inc, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 1045	Writing and Text Workshop
COMM 1061	English and Creative Writing: An Introduction

The listed prerequisites, or by approval from the Program Director.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Portfolio, Presentation, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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