Creative Writing - Poetry
The Certificate in Creative Writing (Poetry) aims to develop a passionate enthusiasm for the art of poetry, such that a contribution is made to the development of poetry in the culture and lives of people living in Carlow town, its hinterland, and indeed in the southeast region.
| Award Name | Special Purpose Certificate (Level 7 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Special Purpose |
| Awarding Body | South East Technological University |
| NFQ Level | Level 7 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Purpose Certificate (Level 7 NFQ) | Special Purpose | South East Technological University | Level 7 NFQ |
Duration
One evening per week (3-hours) for 12 weeks
Entry Requirements
All applicants for Part-Time Enrolment must attend for interview as part of the application process. Applications are assessed on a case by case basis in accordance with Carlow College.
Further information
Starts January 2024
Applications for Certificates commencing in January open in late October.
Course fees are €350 and payable at registration.
Applications for Certificates commencing in January open in late October.
It aspires to achieve this through the development of competent practitioners and teachers, who have gained an insight into the range of poetry that is being written in both Ireland and further afield.
More importantly, the programme challenges its participants to demonstrate their belief in the art by devoting time and resources to acquiring the techniques and skills required to produce their own original body of work. In doing this, the course aims to make a contribution to the continuing tradition of English language poetry in Ireland.
Learners will cover the following areas:
Contemporary poetry (examination of the poetic line, line-breaks, enjambment, diction, listing, imagery, and cultural context).
Poems about family: grandparents, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters (focus on the basic unit of poetry: the line; line-break; enjambment; and some basic verse forms like couplets and quatrains.
Poetic voice, and the importance of the aural to poetry as an art – the music of poetry.
Poems about objects (seeing objects as concrete ways into thinking and talking about abstract concepts like memories, relationships, death, love, etc).
Ekphrastic poetry, poetry responding to art; Learners will create their own ekphrastic poem in response to these works.
Poems in translation
Prose poetry, satire, the dramatic monologue, metaphor, simile and symbol
The sonnet, the sestina and villanelle, for example.
Writing for digital platforms
Learning how to submit a number of their poems to magazines for consideration for publication in the course of this module.
The Certificate in Creative Writing (Poetry) is validated by the South East Technological University.
Dr Eoghan Smith
Course Enquiries
T: 059 9153257
E: esmith@carlowcollege.ie
Admissions Office
Admissions Enquiries
T: 059 9153268
E: directentry@carlowcollege.ie