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Crisis Poetry: Poetic Encounters of Grief, Trauma, and Loss

Lea Espinoza Garrido

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This seminar examines how poetry grapples with notions of crisis, from personal grief to collective trauma shaped by racialized and gendered violence, environmental collapse, or the loss of trust in democratic institutions. Reading contemporary poets such as Tommy Pico, Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, Diana Khoi Nguyen, Craig Santos Perez, Robert Fernandez, or Suheir Hammad, we will consider how different poetic forms register and represent these affects and, at the same time, offer potential for mourning and even resistance. Throughout this course, we will discuss questions such as: What affordances do(es) poetic form(s) offer for representing trauma and crisis? How does poetry imagine alternative futures in the face of personal loss or social and environmental destruction? What temporalities of crisis emerge in their work? How do poems serve as acts of mourning and/or memorialization, and what forms of community-building and world-making do they enable around loss? To answer these questions, we will pair close readings of poetry with critical reflections on crisis, trauma, and the politics of literary form(s). If you want to participate and receive credits for this seminar, please take note of the following conditions for participation: 1. Register on Blackboard for this class – this is where you will find further information as well as reading material. 2. The shopping period is limited to week one, and you must commit to the class by our second meeting. It is highly recommended (but not mandatory) that students also attend the lecture series “Loss in the Land of Plenty: Understanding American Crisis, Decline, and Paths to Renewal” (Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m., organized by Prof. Dr. Stefanie Müller and Prof. Lora Anne Viola). Schließen

16 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Mi, 12:00 - 14:00 16 Termine

Mi, 15.10.2025 12:00 - 14:00

Dozenten:
Lea Espinoza Garrido