"[T]he craft of poetry was rarely, if ever, discussed. The notable exception was the nod to iambic pentameter when reading Shakespeare".
I think I mentioned to Keir recently that this was all I received on the craft front while studying English Literature at A-Level, 1995 to 1997. I'm sure one of my teachers in particular would have loved to teach versecraft, but it wasn't on the UK's National Curriculum. Fast forward three decades, and we have the Poetry Society's suggestions now. I'm not sure, but I think this might have something to do with the move towards allocating more time and resources to STEM subjects. Recently I learned of the development of STEAM (A for Arts!), but with A serving a secondary role.
The course outlined here sounds like a lot of fun, and certainly something I would have enjoyed as part of my A-Level course. As things stand, I've taken a rather improvisational approach into metrical poetry, one might say 🤔
"[T]he craft of poetry was rarely, if ever, discussed. The notable exception was the nod to iambic pentameter when reading Shakespeare".
I think I mentioned to Keir recently that this was all I received on the craft front while studying English Literature at A-Level, 1995 to 1997. I'm sure one of my teachers in particular would have loved to teach versecraft, but it wasn't on the UK's National Curriculum. Fast forward three decades, and we have the Poetry Society's suggestions now. I'm not sure, but I think this might have something to do with the move towards allocating more time and resources to STEM subjects. Recently I learned of the development of STEAM (A for Arts!), but with A serving a secondary role.
The course outlined here sounds like a lot of fun, and certainly something I would have enjoyed as part of my A-Level course. As things stand, I've taken a rather improvisational approach into metrical poetry, one might say 🤔