Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.
Title of course:
Poetry and Parks
What prompted the idea for the course?
I’ve often found poetry to be a good way to teach law students about the power of particular details, as well as the efficient elegance of compact language. At the University of Michigan Law School, where I am a professor of law, faculty are encouraged to create informal “mini-seminars” that meet in venues outside of regular classrooms.
So I designed a poetry course that travels to different parks around campus. Each session lasts two hours, and we meet every other week.
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