Writing Sparks to Completion (CWRI 1123)

What are the poetic underpinnings of the moment? What kinds of habits can you cultivate in order to be ready to write down your creative sparks? From generative prompts to places for publication and through all the stages in between, this course will provide you with modes and models for your own creative writing. With a primary focus on poetry, this course will also benefit the essayist or prose writer trying to recharge their connection to language. Through in-class exercises, lectures, discussions and workshops, the goal of the course is to produce new poetry, non-fiction or short fiction. Whether you're experienced or new to creative writing, this course will give you fuel for the long haul task of writing for the rest of your life.