English 90er. Poetry, Creatures, the Earth

Instructor: Peter Sacks
Wednesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location:  Please login to the course catalog at my.harvard.edu for location
Enrollment: Limited to 15 students.
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How has poetry served as one of the most powerful means by which to express the increasingly fraught relation between humans, other creatures, and the planet? From celebration, to warning, to grief and outrage, the poems in this course cover several centuries and cultures. Authors include Shakespeare, Keats, Thomas, Hopkins, Moore, Bishop, Mandelstam, Walcott and others.

For Spring 2024, the class will be remote only.

This course satisfies the “1900-2000 Guided Elective" requirement for English concentrators and Secondary Field students.