ENG 224H - Modern American Poetry - Honors

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This is an honors course.

This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.

Study representative 20^th and 21^st 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 arouse.

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for Honors courses and ENG 101 /ENG 101A or permission of department chair.

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

Note: Complete and present an honors capstone research project that extends beyond the classroom. 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.