Course Description

American Poetry in the Twentieth Century

This course focuses on American poetry in the 20th century. We will study the different ways that American writers have used poetry to express the experience of modern life. Through online lectures and activities, we will learn how to read, analyze, discuss and write about poetry as well as think about the relationship of the poetry to the society and culture of the times. Some lectures and readings will focus on popular American music in the 20th century as well as visual arts such as painting and film.

Class Activities

There will be lectures each week, introducing poets, poems (or songs) and the culture and history of the times.

You will be assigned one poem to read each week. You will write a short response to the poem and post it on our Google Classroom page <https://classroom.google.com/c/Njk0ODk3MTY4NjFa>