106-028 Writing Poetry

Usually 25 points of first year English, including completion of the first year creative writing prerequisites of 106-186 Creative Writing: Autofictions (or its equivalent) and/or 760-101 Creative Writing: Ideas and Practice. This subject is available at second year level to Bachelor of Creative Arts students who have completed all first year BCA Creative Writing requirements.

In this subject students have the opportunity to develop their own poetry through workshop sessions, class discussions, theoretical discussions and submission of drafts. Over the course of the semester students will work on a number of poems, in different modes and forms, specifically through taking part in the writing workshop process. Students should also develop an awareness of the way in which the material presentation of their writing is significant.

• acquire particular generic skills and should be able to:

• use a range of techniques to tap creative ideas;

• plan feasible creative projects for a given time-frame and word length;

• use structure and style with economy and power across a range of genres.

Workshop participation and class presentation 10% and written work equivalent to 4000 words consisting of 20 lines of poetry 20% (due mid-semester) plus an explanation/commentary/exegesis (500 words) on your poetic practices as evidenced in the piece/pieces submitted and 180 lines of poetry 60% (due at the end of semester). All students will be required to submit a poet's notebook 10% (due at the end of semester).

A subject reader will be available from the University Bookshop.

• J Leonard, New Music: An Anthology of Contemporary Australian Poetry. Five Islands Press.