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Poetry In America

Published on February 6, 2022

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Poetry In America

Poetry in America Intensive

Experience poetry as it speaks to other art forms and opens new windows on many of the social and political issues of our time. And confer one ASU credit that can be transferred to a university of choice.
Apply to our Poetry classes - The Big Red Group

Poetry in America Intensive

Experience poetry as it speaks to other art forms and opens new windows on many of the social and political issues of our time. And confer one ASU credit that can be transferred to a university of choice.
Apply to our Poetry classes - The Big Red Group
4th – 12th
July 2022
7:00 pm to
9:00 pm IST
Grade 8 -12
Age 13 -17
Deadline
30th June 2022
INR 15,000
+ GST

Priority Deadline

15th May 2022

date
4th – 12th
July 2022
time
7:00 pm to
9:00 pm IST
Grade
Grade 8 -12
Age 13 -17
Deadline
Deadline
30th June 2022
inr
INR 15,000
+ GST

Priority Deadline

15th May 2022

Priority applicants would get preference in their admission to the course. We only select the 5 top students from each of our partner schools.

Enter the Intriguing World of Poetry!

Join our poetry classes to hop on a literary field trip across America through time, to experience poetry as it speaks to other art forms–music, visual art, dance, photography–and, as it opens new windows on many of the social and political issues of our time.

Created by Poetry in America founder and director Professor Elisa New, Director of the Center for Public Humanities at ASU, and the Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature at Harvard University, the Poetry in America Intensive will prepare learners for college-level literature courses in a fun, interactive setting.

This week-long poetry workshop offers 15 hours of intensive programming, including live virtual instruction and pre-recorded video content, and confers one ASU credit that can be transferred to a college or university of the learner’s choice.

Improve Language
Skills
Earn College-Level
Credit
Certificate
of Achievement
Spark
Creative Thinking
Improve
Self-Expression

01

Introduction to College Level Literature

Identify Formal and thematic features of poems and other texts.

02

Connect texts to other art forms

Link poems with art forms like hip-hop, ballet, jazz and more.

03

American Literary History

Study historical, socio-cultural and artistic climates that shaped American Poetry
learn to

04

Learn Argumentative Writing

Incorporate Argumentative and Expository rhetoric within your writing

05

Enhance Self-Expression

Streamline expression of emotions, feelings and thoughts in your writing

06

Work on a poem

Develop a Poem or another art form addressing a social issue in a group

Who Should Participate?

Meet Your Mentor

Ross Weissman

Master's Degree in Education from Harvard University,
Professor & Researcher at Harvard University

Poetry in America - Poetry classes - poetry workshop by The Big Red Group

Meet Your Mentor

Ross Weissman

Master's Degree in Education from Harvard University,
Instructor at Arizona State University

He is a poet, educator, and entrepreneur. His poetry and translations have appeared in Blue Lyra Review, Exchanges, Caliban Online, Pusteblume, and elsewhere. As both a poet and educator, he values the diverse life experiences, contexts, and voices of each of his students. He holds his master’s degree in education from Harvard, where he also served as a teaching fellow and researcher on a range of projects with humans and birds.

Featured Guests at Poetry In America

Poetry in America, created and directed by Harvard professor Elisa New, is a public television series and multi-platform educational initiative that brings poetry into classrooms and living rooms around the world. Dozens of guest interpreters have joined the conversation. They include:

Earn College Credits

On completion of Poetry in America workshop, students are conferred one ASU credit that can be transferred to a college or university of the learner’s choice. College credits are used as a metric to award students academically in return for the effort they put in their coursework, along with the number of hours dedicated to finish a particular course.

Words from those Who Took the Course (And Loved it)

Poetry from the Workshop

The final session is all about harnessing creative powers to inspire change. In collaboration with fellow students, all participants use what they’ve learned throughout the intensive program to develop a poem or other work of art that addresses a social issue. Check out a few poems by our pudding poets.

Poetry in America in the News!

You have Questions? We have Answers!

Can’t find an answer? Email us at info@thebigredgroup.com

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