| SES # | TOPICS | ASSIGNMENTS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome / IntroductionReview syllabus Learn names Close reading Start "Why I Write" | Read "Dumpster Diving" by Lars Eighner Write "Why I Write" (one page) (PDF) | |
| 2 | EssayDiscuss reading Writing exercise (labels, love/hate) Start two page expert essay | Read "The Inheritance of Tools" by Scott Russell Sanders Write expert essay (two pages) (PDF) | "Why I Write" essay due |
| 3 | Essay (cont.)Discuss reading Writing exercise (found objects) | Prepare for workshops 1 and 2 Continue with expert essay. | |
| 4 | Poetic proseWorkshops 1 and 2 Read and discuss "Boys" by Rick Moody ( | Prepare for workshops 3 and 4 Write poetic prose (two pages) (PDF) | Expert essay due |
| 5 | Poetic prose (cont.)Workshops 3 and 4 Read and discuss "Fallen Bird" by Jessica Young (PDF) | Prepare for workshops 5 and 6 Continue with poetic prose | |
| 6 | Prose-Like poetryWorkshop 5 and 6 Read and discuss "The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter" by Ezra Pound Read and discuss "AIDS" by Bob Hicok | Prepare for workshops 7 and 8 Write prose-like poem | Poetic prose due |
| 7 | Prose-Like poetry (cont.)Workshop 7 and 8 Read and discuss "I Know a Man" by Robert Creeley Frost updated | Prepare for workshops 9-12 Continue prose-like poem | |
| 8 | Microfiction, OuLiPoSix word memoirs Workshops 9-12 Read and discuss Edson microfictions Read and discuss "An Act of Love" by Selby and "Sunset: Lake Erie" by Miriam Kotzin OuLiPo | Write microfiction (PDF) | Prose-like poetry due |
| 9 | Microfiction, OuLiPo (cont.)Workshop class' microfiction / OuLiPo | Read "Lost in the Kitchen" by Dave Barry ( PDF) | Microfiction due |
| 10 | SatireRead and discuss "Dating Your Mom" by Ian Frazier | Write a satire essay (PDF) | |
| 11 | Contributors' noteDiscuss contributors' notes Write your own contributor notes Share/workshop | Revision | Satire due |
| 12 | Goodbye / ClosingReflect on the term Hand out anthologies | Revision due |