Junior Poet Project

Junior Poet Project

All English majors at the University of Dallas are required to take ENG 3324/ Literary Study I: Lyric, an introduction to the intensive critical study of poetry. As part of the requirements for this course, students must explore the work of a chosen poet. Their research culminates in a thirty-minute oral examination before three faculty members. In addition, they must submit an annotated bibliography listing relevant criticism and scholarship.

The purpose of the project is to develop analytical skills, poise, articulateness, critical judgment, and authority in students, along with an ability to discuss matters of style, theme, and technique in the poetry of their chosen authors.

List of some exemplary poets (with representative poems)