Modern Poetry in Swedish with Kjerstin Moody

This class, taught in Swedish, is designed for students at A2-B1 levels who would like to dive into the rich trove of poetry written in Swedish during the 20th and 21st centuries. For the first half of class each week, students will work in small groups with students of their same Swedish-language level to parse out and discuss a pre-assigned sampling of poems. During the second half of each class, students will come together to discuss the assigned poems’ content, structure, tone, voice, and meaning. The close of class each week will be dedicated to a brief discussion related to word choice and English translation.

Additional information:

• We will read 6-10 short poems each week, assigned by the instructor in advance of each class period.
• Poems not covered during our four-week class will be left for students to continue reading and studying on their own.
• Required materials: The Star By My Head: Poets from Sweden, Bilingual poems, edited and translated by Malena Mörling and Jonas Ellerström, available in the ASI Museum Store.
• Advanced registration required.