ENGL 364 - American Poetry from 1950 to the Present

FDR: HL, GE3
Credits: 3
When Offered: Fall 2011 and alternate years

Prerequisite: Three credits in 200-level English.Readings in American poetry from the second half of the 20th century, including Beat poetry, the New York School, Black Arts, Confessionalism, and many other movements and individuals. We also consider poetry in performance, the relation of politics to aesthetics, and how various writers negotiate national, sexual, and ethnic identity.Wheeler.