Advanced Writing Sparks to Refinement (CWRI 1180)

How can you elaborate on the poetry within any moment? What are the nooks and crannies of the imagination and how can you take up residence in the skull of a vole? From generative prompts to strategies for getting a book published and through all stages in between, this course will provide you with modes and models to add to your own creative writing practice. With a primary focus on poetry, this course will also benefit the essayist or prose writer. Through in-class exercises, lectures, discussions and workshops, the goal is to produce new poetry, non-fiction or short fiction. Intended for those who have experience in creative writing, this course will give add some new perspectives and strategies for your writing life.