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ENG42170

Academic Year 2024/2025

Reading Contemporary Poetry (ENG42170)

Subject:
English
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
English, Drama & Film
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Lucy Collins
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is designed to introduce students to new work by contemporary poets, exploring strategies for reading recent texts within the context of a Dublin poetry community. Central to this module is attendance at the public seminar series, ‘How to Read a Poem’, which will be convened in Spring 2025 by Ireland Professor of Poetry, Paul Muldoon. The series will examine a selection of recently published poems, inviting participants to explore these texts in detail. Seminars will be delivered by Paul Muldoon at the Museum of Literature Ireland and supplemented by sessions led by the course lecturers. These on-campus meetings will explore close reading practices and invite reflection on key poets and themes approached in the seminars, as well as discussing the place of poetry within the public humanities in Ireland.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At the conclusion of this module students will be able to demonstrate

1. understanding of key developments in contemporary poetry
2. critical awareness of the relationship between recent Irish and global poetries, thematically and in terms of formal strategy
3. the capacity to reflect on the position of poetry within the public humanities in Ireland
4. advanced skills in textual analysis
5. the ability to complete an extended essay of their choice on a topic related to the seminar series

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Tutorial

6
Seminar (or Webinar)

18
Specified Learning Activities

50
Autonomous Student Learning

126
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Seminars, supplemented by small group discussions and one-to-one sessions
Reflective writing and focused personal research

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Reflective Assignment: Reflective journal capturing aspects of the seminar experience, together with reflection on readings in poetry and criticism. Extracts to be shared with lecturers during the semester. Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

40

 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay topic will be devised by the student in consultation with module lecturers. It will draw on the texts explored in the seminar sessions, deepening engagement with a key poet or theme. Week 15 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

60

 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Dr Catríona Clutterbuck Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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