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Published on March 16, 2022
How to Read Creatively
Creative Reading & Writing

Creative Reading & Writing
This Poetry in America Masterclass will introduce the “Four Pillars” approach to close reading and writing literary and other complex texts.


June 2022




June 2022



What will you learn
- Study the “Four Pillars” approach to close reading and writing literary and other complex texts.
- Make Observations, with a focus on such skills as gathering and drawing conclusions from textual evidence.
- Understand Structure and Form, with a focus on analyzing structural features and patterns.
- Situate Texts in History, with a focus on analyzing the relation of authors and texts to particular cultural, historical, and geographical contexts.
- Enjoy Language, with a focus on cultivating the pleasure and fun of poetry and the written word.
In Conversation With
Marissa Grunes
Ph.D. in English Literature from Harvard University,
Postdoctoral fellow with the American Association of University Women

In Conversation With
Marissa Grunes
Ph.D. in English Literature from Harvard University,
Postdoctoral fellow with the American Association of University Women
Marissa Grunes is a literary scholar who studies nineteenth- and twentieth-century American poetry and fiction. She holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Harvard University, focusing on literature, environmental history, and the sciences. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow with the American Association of University Women.
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