ENGL 156 - Beats and Breaks: American Poetry 1950-Present

4 HU
First Semester. This course will examine a variety of innovative movements in American poetry, including (but not limited to) the Beats, the Black Mountain School, Black Arts Movement, Third World Liberation Front writing, LANGUAGE poetry, and new forms of performance poetry. We’ll be exploring the question of American poetry through a variety of lenses, with the ultimate goal of understanding how these poetic practices shape and re-shape our understanding of the very category of “American Poetry.”

Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment limit: 50.
Mr. Liu

Credits: 4 hours