Poetry and non-fiction is designed for poetry and non-fiction students who excel in a collaborative small-group environment (6-12 seniors) where they work together with other poetry majors. In the Senior Seminar, students critique, complete, shape, and revise a portfolio of work in poetry and non-fiction culled from their previous writing courses, with the opportunity to write new work that helps to complete the portfolio's artistic goals. This seminar is community-based, as the class collaboratively selects critical and creative readings that relate specifically to its members' writing projects. In engagement with these readings, as well as student writing projects, the class examines issues of craft, form, content, and process. In addition to developing a final revised portfolio (20-30 pp. for poetry, 30-35 for non-fictiontical and creative readings that relate specifically to its members' writing projects. In engagement with these readings, as well as student writing projects, the class examines issues of craft, form, content, and process. In addition to developing a final revised portfolio (20-30 pp. for poetry, each student will submit a critical essay contextualizing her/his body of work. Students need to register for the Senior Seminar. Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications: Fifth Year or Senior. Must be a Literary Studies major (this is a standard restriction for all senior seminars across the college). Poetry - pre-req of LLSW 4020 Advanced Poetry minimum grade of C.