ENGL 374 - American Poetry: Post World War II

3 Credit(s)

Students examine significant figures and movements in American poetry written after 1945, including work from the Fugitives, the Beats, the Black Mountain School, African-American writers, the New York School, and others. Writers covered include Robert Creeley, Rita Dove, Denise Levertov, Allen Ginsberg, Frank O’Hara, and Adrienne Rich. The course provides a strong introduction to developments in American poetry over the last 50 years.
Satisfies a humanities general education requirement for non-majors.