Poetry and Poetics

Taught and supervised by world-leading scholars, the Poetry and Poetics course from University of York will develop your research skills and you'll be able to apply these to a substantial piece of independent research. This will provide you with a foundation for doctoral research, as well as transferable skills for related careers in teaching, publishing, arts management and journalism. ?

The postgraduates of the Poetry and Poetics course from University of York go into academia and teaching, arts administration, journalism, broadcasting, public relations, social work, politics, the civil service and management consultancy. Many alumni have also gone on to become successful novelists, poets and playwrights.

Quick Facts:

• Study widely and deeply in poetry and ideas from the classical period to the present day. Engage with a cross-cultural approach, and place issues of translation and cultural exchange at the heart of the study of poetry from classical to post-colonial poetics.
• You'll be able to focus on the poem and the poet with an emphasis on theory and form, and be able to construct a distinct, individually chosen program of study from a wide range of options. This will include the opportunity to take a workshop in poetry writing with our creative writing faculty.
• You’ll engage with the wider research culture of the Department of English, one of the UK's largest research centres in modern English, and there will be a diverse schedule of seminars, conferences and reading groups for you to attend. You’ll also be part of the Humanities Research Centre, a vibrant interdisciplinary hub which will enable you to form close social and intellectual bonds over the course of your study.

Career opportunities

• Advertising, marketing and public relations

• Arts administration

• Civil and diplomatic services

Courses include:

• Poetry and Poetics

• Postgraduate Life in Practice

• Channel Crossings: French and English Poetry

• Poetry and the Visual Arts

• Reading Dante's Comedy: Text and Context

• The Making of Modern Poems: A Workshop

• Viking Poetry