To generate an informed study of British poetry from c.1930s – the present. To develop skills in close reading, buttressed by an increased understanding of the literary, theoretical, aesthetic and historical contexts for poetry writing. To pursue an enquiry informed by (and critical of) ideas of nation, theory and poetics into the developments of poetry in this period with a view to questions of race, class, language and gender.

(LO1) Students will acquire analytical skills and vocabulary appropriate to university-level work and be able to use them appropriately in relation to a range of sources from different historical periods and social contexts.

(LO2) Students will gain the ability to construct and support argument in written or spoken forms suitable for academic work and be able to participate constructively in group discussions.

(LO3) Students will gain awareness of cultural, theoretical and historical contexts of literature and language use.

(LO4) Students will gain an enhanced understanding of poetics.

(S1) Students will gain the ability to analyse and interpret sophisticated texts closely and critically.

(S2) Students will gain the ability to construct and support argument in both written and spoken forms.

(S3) Students will gain the ability to write with appropriate subject knowledge, using appropriate approaches and terminology.

(S4) Students will gain the ability to write about poetry for a non-specialist reader.

The module is typically based around three strands: Theory, Nation and Poetics. Topics for each may include:

Poetics: Lyric and and Anti-Lyric, Ekphrasis, The UK avant-garde

Nation: English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish Poetry

Theory: Gender and Sexuality, Race, Environment

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided
Notes: Lectures introduce key themes and perspectives

Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Discussion of reading and essay work