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The members of this insanely well-behaved, well-loved by instructor Jack and TA Juli, and generally extremely model class included Joi Haskins, Alicia Lan, [[User:Serenaur|Emily Chen]], [[User:BakersDozen|Evelyn Choi]], Rachel Dong, Sam O'Konski, Olivia Tang, Samira Iqbal, Ryan Lam, Julia Cai, Claire Roberts, Kerry Colford, Theodora Abjangaba, and Victoria Zhang. Break times with this class were seriously pleasant, including lovely dramatic readings of My Immortal and fangirling over unfortunate targeted camper Daniel Ma. May his rec specs live on in glory. The class read Walt Whitman out in the grass, took a trip to the farmer's market, and generally became very close in the course of the short three weeks they spent together. A Cornell snapback, a sequin hat sent as part of the Muse package, and a white baseball hat were passed around from sweaty scalp to sweaty scalp during the session. It was not very sanitary. The group took on the name of Waka Waka due to one particularly memorable time when Jack said, well, waka waka and it just happened to be treasured forever. It even went on the class's end of session anthology, along with "Fickey Mouse Poe House" as the official title. Other phrases considered were "Fic the World Cause It's My Poe" (inspired by a line in All Time Low's Missing You), "Leaves of Trash",  "Fic Poe Nail Clippers", "You Can Fic My Poe", "Fic Too Poemb", "If I Could Fic One Body Part to Cut Off, It'd Be My Big Poe" and "Fickey Poes". At one point, the class had a count-off in which they spelled out Fiction & Poetry, however due to the general inattentive nature of the class, it failed miserably. Notable works of art during the session included Olivia's surprisingly incredibly well-written WhiteBeouf fanfiction, Sam constantly wanting to write about a girl called Donna stripping and dancing, and [[User:Serenaur|Emily]]'s hardcore mailman x mailbox fanfiction. Watch out for the arm hairs as they bristle the roof of your mouth, darlings. Long live Fic Poe!
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The members of this insanely well-behaved, well-loved by instructor Jack and TA Juli, and generally extremely model class included Joi, Alicia, [[User:Serenaur|Emily]], [[User:BakersDozen|Evelyn]], Rachel, Sam, Olivia, Samira, Ryan, Julia, Claire, Kerry, Theodora, and Victoria. Break times with this class were seriously pleasant, including lovely dramatic readings of My Immortal and fangirling over unfortunate targeted camper Daniel Ma. May his rec specs live on in glory. The class read Walt Whitman out in the grass, took a trip to the farmer's market, cried over sand and snow, and generally became very close in the course of the short three weeks they spent together. A Cornell snapback, a sequin hat sent as part of the Muse package, and a white baseball hat were passed around from sweaty scalp to sweaty scalp during the session. It was not very sanitary. The group took on the name of Waka Waka due to one particularly memorable time when Jack said, well, waka waka and it just happened to be treasured forever. It even became the subtitle class's end of session anthology, while "Fickey Mouse Poe House" became the title. Other titles considered were "Fic the World Cause It's My Poe" (inspired by a line in All Time Low's Missing You), "Leaves of Trash",  "Fic Poe Nail Clippers", "You Can Fic My Poe", "Fic Too Poemb", "If I Could Fic One Body Part to Cut Off, It'd Be My Big Poe" and "Fickey Poes". At one point, the class had a count-off in which they spelled out Fiction & Poetry, however, due to the generally inattentive nature of the class, it failed miserably. Notable works of art during the session included Olivia's surprisingly incredibly well-written WhitBeouf fanfiction, Sam constantly wanting to write about a girl called Donna stripping and dancing, and [[User:Serenaur|Emily]]'s hardcore mailman x mailbox fanfiction. Watch out for the arm hairs as they bristle the roof of your mouth, darlings. [http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/three-poems-from-coconut-books I used to be a sequin. I don't wanna talk about it.] Long live Fic Poe!
  
 
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Fiction and Poetry, previously known as Introduction to Creative Writing, is a writing course with no prerequites. Its class code is INCW and it is offered at Carlisle and Lancaster in both sessions.

Course Description

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Saul Bellow said, "A writer is a reader moved to emulation.” In this class, students draw inspiration from the published works, journals, and rough drafts of writers such as Alice Munro, John Updike, Rita Dove, and Li-Young Lee. Examining a range of content, techniques, styles, and structures, students discover what it means to read like a writer. For instance, they may debate the distinction between the realistic and the fantastic in Gabriel García Márquez’s “I Sell My Dreams” or the value of concrete imagery in Elizabeth Bishop’s “The Fish.”

Beginning with the spark of an idea and moving through the drafting stages, students write short fiction and poetry in various forms. Under the guidance of the instructor, students provide frequent feedback on each other’s drafts. The workshop format of the course creates an enriching space that fosters students’ development as writers. Students not only learn to give and receive criticism with tact and grace, but also to refine their personal aesthetics, building a communal understanding of how voice, style, and structure comprise strong poetry and prose.

Note: This course focuses on realistic, literary fiction and poetry. The genres of science fiction, fantasy, romance, and mystery are not part of this course.

Class History

LAN 15.2

The members of this insanely well-behaved, well-loved by instructor Jack and TA Juli, and generally extremely model class included Joi, Alicia, Emily, Evelyn, Rachel, Sam, Olivia, Samira, Ryan, Julia, Claire, Kerry, Theodora, and Victoria. Break times with this class were seriously pleasant, including lovely dramatic readings of My Immortal and fangirling over unfortunate targeted camper Daniel Ma. May his rec specs live on in glory. The class read Walt Whitman out in the grass, took a trip to the farmer's market, cried over sand and snow, and generally became very close in the course of the short three weeks they spent together. A Cornell snapback, a sequin hat sent as part of the Muse package, and a white baseball hat were passed around from sweaty scalp to sweaty scalp during the session. It was not very sanitary. The group took on the name of Waka Waka due to one particularly memorable time when Jack said, well, waka waka and it just happened to be treasured forever. It even became the subtitle class's end of session anthology, while "Fickey Mouse Poe House" became the title. Other titles considered were "Fic the World Cause It's My Poe" (inspired by a line in All Time Low's Missing You), "Leaves of Trash", "Fic Poe Nail Clippers", "You Can Fic My Poe", "Fic Too Poemb", "If I Could Fic One Body Part to Cut Off, It'd Be My Big Poe" and "Fickey Poes". At one point, the class had a count-off in which they spelled out Fiction & Poetry, however, due to the generally inattentive nature of the class, it failed miserably. Notable works of art during the session included Olivia's surprisingly incredibly well-written WhitBeouf fanfiction, Sam constantly wanting to write about a girl called Donna stripping and dancing, and Emily's hardcore mailman x mailbox fanfiction. Watch out for the arm hairs as they bristle the roof of your mouth, darlings. I used to be a sequin. I don't wanna talk about it. Long live Fic Poe!