ENG 224 - Modern American Poetry

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.

Study representative 20th and 21st century poetry of the United States. Discuss influential poetic theories and movements as well as the social and political contexts out of which the poetry arose.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 /ENG 101A or permission of the department chair.

Crosslisted: Also offered as ENG 224H ; credit is not given for both ENG 224 and ENG 224H .

Note: Typically offered at MC; fall term.

Course Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify and explain the work of prominent modern American poets;
Read poems closely and analytically;
Describe the social, political, psychological, and spiritual themes of modern American poetry;
Describe important poetic traditions and schools of thought and poetic practice from which the poetry is derived or with which it is associated;
Explain what is meant by ‘modernism’ in poetry and the arts in general;
Identify poetic conventions at work in the poetry under consideration;
Articulate ideas about poetry in writing, speech, or both;
Explain the diversity of backgrounds, circumstances, and orientations out of which the poetry was written.