Creative Writing (CRW)

CRW 2300 - Creative Writing I - 3 credits

Fall Semester

Explores in theory and practice the nature, value and the techniques of prose and poetry writing.

This course meets the Curry Core Arts Breadth and Reading/Writing Enhancement requirements.

Prerequisite: Six (6) credits of Writing/English at the 1000-level.

CRW 2310 - Creative Writing II - 3 credits

Spring Semester

Continues CRW 2300.

This course meets the Curry Core Arts Breadth and Reading/Writing Enhancement requirements.

Prerequisite: Six (6) credits of Writing/English at the 1000-level.

CRW 2350 - Writing Poetry - 3 credits

Spring Semester

Engages students in writing poetry and includes extensive in class discussion of the students’ own poems and proposed methods of revision. Experimental forms are included, as well as work in more traditional forms.

This course meets the Curry Core Arts Breadth and Reading/Writing Enhancement requirements.

Prerequisite: Six (6) credits of Writing/English at the 1000-level or permission of instructor.

CRW 2400 - Nature Writing - 3 credits

Offered periodically within a three-year academic cycle

This course introduces students to nature writing in the genres of nature poetry and creative nonfiction that centers the natural world. During the first half of the semester, we will read examples of texts by writers who have shaped the discourse of nature writing. We will focus in particular on the linguistic and rhetorical strategies authors use to construct the natural world and our relationships to our environs. The second half of the course moves toward our final project, a publishable piece of public-facing nature writing designed for a specific outlet and audience. To achieve this goal, we will learn about the techniques used to write for a public audience, analyze the generic conventions of a variety of published pieces, critically review a publication outlet, and design all of the appropriate submission documents.

This course meets the Curry Core Arts Breadth and Reading/Writing Enhancement requirements.

Prerequisite: WRIT 1500.

CRW 3490 - Memoir and Life Writing - 3 credits

Offered periodically within a three-year academic cycle

Puts memories and discoveries about one’s life into words for readers to think about in terms of their own experiences. Emphasis on writing scenes that typify one’s life.

Prerequisite: Six (6) credits of Writing/English at the 1000-level.