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Robert Frost - Modern Poetry and Poetic Techniques

Explore Robert Frost's poetry, examining his unique style, poetic project, and use of vernacular language. Analyze "Mowing" and "Out, Out--" to understand Frost's approach to form and sound.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Great Animal Orchestra - Soundscape and Poetry Performance

Performance exploring soundscapes and poetry, featuring Bernie Krause and Jonathan Skinner. Examines cross-species communication, natural sounds, and artistic responses, blending recorded environments with poetic interpretations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

William Butler Yeats - Early Poetry and Irish Identity

Explore Yeats's early poetry, focusing on his Irish identity, symbolism, and evolving style through analysis of key poems like "The Song of the Wandering Aengus" and "The Fisherman."

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

William Butler Yeats's Late Poetry - Analysis and Interpretation - Lecture 6

Explore Yeats's late poetry, examining themes of aging, knowledge, and art. Analyze works like "Sailing to Byzantium" and "Lapis Lazuli" to understand his evolving perspectives on life and creativity.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

World War I Poetry in England - Modern Poetry

Explore WWI English poetry through analysis of works by Owen, Hardy, Thomas, Sassoon, and Rosenberg. Examine war rhetoric, propaganda, and the relationship between home front and battle front.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Imagism in Modern Poetry - Hilda Doolittle and Ezra Pound

Explore Imagism through Ezra Pound and Hilda Doolittle's works. Analyze key poems, understand Imagist principles, and discover Pound's translations of Chinese poetry in this insightful lecture.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

William Carlos Williams - Modernist Poetry and Visual Representation

Explore William Carlos Williams' innovative poetry, analyzing his use of enjambment, Imagist qualities, and visual techniques in modernist verse. Gain insights into his creative process and artistic influences.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Marianne Moore's Poetry: Quotation, Restraint, and Modernist Relationships - Lecture 18

Explore Marianne Moore's innovative poetry, focusing on her use of quotation, reticence, and restraint. Analyze key poems and examine Moore's relationships with other modernist poets.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Wallace Stevens's Late Poetry Analysis - Lecture 21

Explore Wallace Stevens's late poetry, analyzing his views on the poet as reader, natural cycles, and ceaseless change through in-depth examinations of five key poems.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

W. H. Auden's Early Poetry and Political Works - Modern Poetry Lecture

Explore W.H. Auden's early poetry, examining his political views, use of traditional forms, and unique perspective on love and morality through analysis of his most influential works.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

W.H. Auden's Poetry: Art, Suffering, and Society - Lecture 23

Explore Auden's poetry through key works, examining themes of art's role in society, suffering, and secular paradise. Gain insights into his literary techniques and philosophical perspectives.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Modern Poetry - Elizabeth Bishop and Modernist Perspectives - Lecture 25

Explore modernist poetry's role in addressing alienation and fostering community through Bishop's works and connections to other poets. Gain insights into poetry's power to renew human connection.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

William Butler Yeats: Nationalism, Violence, and Vision in Poetry - Lecture 5

Explore Yeats's middle period, focusing on his role in Irish nationalism and his complex views on violence, history, and the interplay of divine, human, and bestial elements in his poetry.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dante's Vita Nuova: Love, Poetry, and the Divine Comedy

Explorez l'autobiographie de Dante, sa quête poétique et sa conception de l'amour. Découvrez comment cette œuvre préfigure la Divine Comédie et s'inscrit dans son contexte culturel médiéval.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Creative Writing: Poetry

Explore poetic techniques, analyze forms, and develop critical skills while crafting original poems in this intensive writing seminar.

• California Community Colleges System
• 17 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 12th Aug, 2024
• Paid Course