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Writing 1: The Art of Poetry

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Level:
1 (HE4)
Credits:
40
Length:
12 months approx.
8hrs per week
Cost:
£625
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Course Overview

Course Sample
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Core Requirement for BA Hons Creative Writing
Elective Option for BA Hons Creative Arts

This level 1 creative writing course explains and illustrates the essential elements of the art of poetry. It helps you to think about poetry and what it can do and it will help you to write better poems. The course is firmly structured but leaves you free to be creative as you write poems on a wide range of subjects and practise different styles and techniques. You will also develop a vocabulary for analysing and evaluating poems, study the work of other poets and keep a learning log as a source of ideas and a record of your thoughts.

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  • Building poems from observational notes
  • Writing poems on a range of subjects and in various styles
  • Learning the value of redrafting
  • Developing an understanding of style and vocabulary
  • Exploring powerful themes and issues
  • Learning how to present manuscripts
  • Extending knowledge and appreciation of other poets.

The course aims to develop a flexible and informed use of language; increase appreciation and understanding of the genre; explore different ways of looking at poems; develop a critical vocabulary and understanding of poetic techniques and traditions.

Five assignments. Students also maintain a learning log.



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