Introduction to Reading and Writing Poetry

Mame Willey

Fridays, 9:30 a.m. - Noon
October 1 - November 19, 2004
D.O.C. House

A course for aspiring poets at any level. We’ll read poems from an anthology of modern and contemporary poetry (Elizabeth Bishop to Li-Young Lee); you’ll learn to write your own poems, and share them with our supportive group of fellow poets. Join us for eight weeks of reading, writing and lively discussion of poetry. The second edition of The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry will be used for this course.

Class is limited to 15 members.

Mame Willey has taught creative writing courses at the Boston and Cambridge Centers for Adult Education, and composition courses at Bentley College, Wellesley College, and the University of Massachusetts at Boston. She received her MFA in poetry from the Bennington College Writing Seminars. Her poems have appeared in Hunger Mountain, Cumberland Poetry Review, Blueline, and California Quarterly.