ENCW 304 - The Self and the Poem

CR: 3
Prerequisite: ENCW 101 or a 200-level ENCW course. “Do I contradict myself?” writes the iconic American poet Walt Whitman. “Very well then, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.” In this course, students reflect on the infinite variety of selves that we all possess, reading a range of classic and contemporary poets who have addressed questions of identity through the lenses of race, class, sexuality, and gender. Students will complete both creative and analytical assignments. III.W, V.2, V.6b