Students will create a portfolio of their own poetry in response to weekly creative exercises and will study the poetry of contemporary writers whose work inspires social justice and resistance. Course discussion will focus on theories of poetics as well as poetry analysis and interpretation within the context of social and cultural identity. Students will inspire others by sharing their work, including performing their poetry, sharing their poems online, and creating a workshop to engage their community.
5 unit class, and it fulfills the PR-S GE.