John F Kennedy famously said that Robert Frost, “bequeathed his nation a body of imperishable verse.” From his mastery of traditional verse forms and metrics, to depictions of rural New England, to his command of American colloquial speech, arguably, no poet is more essential to an understanding of American poetry than Robert Frost. In this course we will closely examine several of Frost’s poems, listen to him read his own work, and then try our hand at our own poetry. We’ll look at Frost’s use of trimeter, iambic pentameter, and blank verse, consider his unmistakable tone and use of the dramatic monologue, and consider themes such as duplicity, isolation, nature, and existential questioning. This course is for anyone interested in investigating Frost more deeply and learning from one of the true masters. No experience necessary.
NO SET MEETING TIME: This workshop will take place over Wet Ink, which is an asynchronous creative writing platform. The instructor will post a lesson and assignment at the beginning of each week, and participants can log in and read the lessons/post assignments/comment on other classmates’ work at their convenience. Shortly before the start date, participants will receive an invite from Wet Ink to create their login info and access the class. Please check your spam if you don’t see it.
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