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ENG 447a01 - Creative Writing Seminar: Poetry

Department: English

Description: Practice in the writing of poetry for graduate level or professional writers. This course topic is poetry. Multiple enrollments allowed; maximum of 12 credit hours.

Credit Hours: 3

Graduate Level Course: This course is approved for graduate credit

Current Offerings

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Fall 2025

  • 001 - Lecture (Hybrid): Multiple Meetings, Duriel E Harris - 3.00 hour(s)

Meeting Times:

Instructor: Duriel E Harris

Textbook Special Instructions: Get all required. Purchase Ellis, Martin, Georges early; Kwak immediately upon release (Sept 2025).

Book Title
ISBN
Author
Edition
Publisher
MSRP
Notes
A Writer’s Portable Mentor (Recommended)
ISBN9780826360052
AuthorLong, Priscilla
Edition2nd/2018
PublisherUMN P
MSRP $24.95
NotesTextbook/Material Note: Invaluable resource

POETRY HANDBOOK (Recommended)
ISBN9780156724005
AuthorOLIVER
Edition
PublisherHARCOURT
MSRP $14.00
NotesTextbook/Material Note: Helpful prosody handbook

The Art of Slow Writing (Required)
ISBN9781250051035
AuthorDeSalvo, Louise
Edition2014
PublisherSt. Martin’s Griffin
MSRP $17.44
NotesTextbook/Material Note: Primary prose text; used throughout

AR:RANGE:MENTS (Required)
ISBN9781964499390
AuthorHeller, Esther Kondo
Edition2025
PublisherFonograf Editions
MSRP $17.95

Fuel (Required)
ISBN9781643622743
AuthorStockton, Rosie
Edition2025
PublisherNightboat
MSRP $17.95

Instructions for The Lovers (Required)
ISBN9781643622316
AuthorMartin, Dawn Lundy
Edition2024
PublisherNightboat
MSRP $15.20

For This and Other Cruelties (Required)
ISBN9781685970284
AuthorKwak, Youna
Edition2025
PublisherU of Iowa P
MSRP $22.00
NotesTextbook/Material Note: Preorder or purchase immediately upon release (Sept 22, 2025)

Three Leaves, Three Roots (Required)
ISBN9780807020487
AuthorGeorges, Danielle
Edition2025
PublisherBeacon
MSRP $13.30

Aster of Ceremonies (Required)
ISBN9781639550128
AuthorEllis, JJJJJerome
Edition2023
PublisherMilkweed
MSRP $12.95
NotesTextbook/Material Note: Featured guest

Pause the Document (Required)
ISBN9781643622460
Authorde la Torre, Monica
Edition2025
PublisherNightboat
MSRP $15.92