New Music : An Anthology of Contemporary Australian Poetry
John Leonard
(editor),
Wollongong
:
Five Islands Press
,
2001
Z823311
2001
anthology
poetry
(taught in 4 units)
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1. identify formal and structural elements of contemporary poetry, particularly that of free-verse;
2. identify and employ relevant technical elements - in language, form and structure - in the production of original poetry;
3. workshop with peers to develop one another's poetry;
4. write a collection of at least 12 poems, which demonstrate skills gained in the unit; and
5. display an awareness of contemporary Australian poetic practice.
UNIT CONTENT
1. Study of selected poems and other relevant texts.
2. Writing poetry which demonstrates skills gained through the workshops.
3. Writing an analytical text, exploring the limits and possibilities of the genre.
4. Workshopping of students' poetry.
Analytical essay 20%
Workshop participation 20%
Koch, K. (1999). Making your own days: The pleasures of reading poetry. NY, USA: Touchstone.
Lawrence, A. (Ed.). (2004). Best Australian poetry 2004. Qld, Aust: University of Queensland Press.
Leonard, J. (Ed.). (1998). Australian verse: An Oxford anthology. Melbourne, Vic: Oxford University Press.
Leonard, J. (Ed.). (2003). Seven centuries of poetry in English. (5th ed.). London, UK: Oxford University Press.
Murray, L. (Ed.). (2003). Best Australian poems 2004. Melbourne, Vic: Black Inc.
Walker, B. (Ed.). (2002). The writer's reader. A guide to writing fiction and poetry. Rushcutters Bay, NSW: Halstead Press.
Winterson, J. (1996). Art objects: Essays on ecstasy and effrontery. London, UK: Vintage.
