via University of Chicago
HUMA 18000-18100-18200. Poetry and the Human I-II-III.
Examines "the practice of poetry as a form of communication, linguistic innovation, and embodied presence. How is poetry as language and action different from other forms of activity? What is the role of poetry in society, in regard to memory, performance, storytelling, and history; ritual and creation; knowledge and formation of selfhood; institution and revolution? "
"we closely analyze poetry to understand its distinctive qualities, looking at questions of form and rhythm, translation and adaptation, and experimentation with genre. We also explore argumentation, criticism, and the role of poetry in mapping creation through practices of language, image, and sound"
"we [also] consider the ways that poetry revolts, reflects, and rebuilds in political crises. We will also look at poetry in performance, and performance as poetry, to consider how poetry is practiced in non-textual media such as spoken word, film, visual arts, and dance"
"How can we as agents in society use poetry to make the world better? How can we bring our practice into the lives of others? How does poetry help treat the body and mind, and how does it connect the body and mind to the world that surrounds them?"
Texts: "Homer, Sappho, Catullus, Rumi, Emily Dickinson, the Popol Vuh, Gwendolyn Brooks, Audre Lorde, Paul Celan, N. Scott Momaday, Mahmoud Darwish, Layli Long Soldier"