An advanced creative writing workshop in contemporary poetry and poetics. Students will read and discuss examples of exciting, innovative Canadian and international poetry and statements of poetics. Students will hand in new poetry for workshopping on a regular basis (weekly or bi-weekly). Attendance, adequate preparation, and participation in workshop discussion are mandatory. The final assignment is a portfolio of revised, polished poetry, developed during the course.

Prerequisite: 30:274 or permission of Instructor.