Lit Fest 2025

John Milton called rhyme "the invention of a barbarous age." But the closer we look, the more mysterious and fascinating it becomes. If we think of rhyme as the entire universe of similar sounds among words, we soon realize that rhyme includes not only "cat" and "bat," but also "cat" and "coat," along with "cat" and "hand"... and things just become more and more complex from there. Rhyme may be impossible to escape, and the real question is how to manage it. In this class, we'll explore the varieties of rhyme and how poets and even prose writers use it—or purposely avoid it—today. If you have the interest and the time / come learn about rhyme.