Modern Japanese Literature II: Poetry Workshop
In this class, you will improve your English translation skills by translating poems into English and composing your own original English poems in traditional Japanese genres. We will cover classical styles, such as haiku and tanka, and technology-based poetry such as the "恋するAI歌人" and Shigeru Matsui's "Pure Poems." Every week we will have group activities in which you will collaborate with classmates to translate poems. There will also be several Poetry Readings where you will read your own translated and original poems to your classmates and give each other feedback. As part of the Poetry Readings, you will submit your poems in English with an oral explanation of the poem