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SPRING 2024 | COURSE OFFERINGS AT OSU-MARION IMPORTANT NOTE: Please consult with the Marion Academic Advisor for English Majors, Shellie Shirk (shirk.20@osu.edu), or the Marion English Faculty Coordinator, Sara Crosby (crosby.91@osu.edu), concerning which English major concentration and/or other requirements are met by your choice of these courses.
of the things that poetry does is shake up the way we ENGLISH 2260 One perceive the world and our experience in it. Sometimes it
Introduction to Poetry asks us uncomfortable questions. Do you dare disturb
the universe? Sometimes it holds up a mirror that shows Stuart Lishan us our true selves, sometimes a lamp, and sometimes it MW 3:15‑4:35 / 3 Credit Hours holds up a gun. So, how does poetry do all that? And just what is that thing called…poetry, anyway? In English 2260 you’ll find out. English 2260 is a literature course that meets the GE literature requirement. We’ll read and talk about poems, and hopefully extend your idea of what poetry is and what significance it (and art in general) has in our fair corner of the universe. Besides reading, much of which you will be assigning, our assignments will include both the traditional sorts of writing assignments that you might expect to have in a literature class, and some creative-not-so-traditional assignments, too, all designed to instruct and delight you, and to help you get a feel and understanding of this lovely art form.