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This spirit is everywhere in Pasolini 's work : in his lyrical , ambiguous , and shocking poetry , in his novels and films . Students will work with a variety of texts ( fiction , poetry , film , nonfiction ) about gay and lesbian identity ; at the same time , students will come to understand the historical contexts and shifting theoretical paradigms that have shaped and reshaped conceptions of sexuality . Brief Description of Course : Poetry and some critical prose from a period in which poetry , as the most popular of all forms of writing , could be used as a vehicle for political satire , philosophy , science , history , comparative religion , social reform , and personal vision . He is the author of nine books of poetry , including " Four for Trane , " " Septet for the End of Time , " " Outlantish , " and " Song of the Andoumboulou , " which are widely regarded as among the most innovative examples of contemporary American experimental writing . This sophisticated mixture of tones presented a particular challenge to writers in the generations that directly succeeded the " father of English poetry , " when most of his " sons " were near to being paralyzed in their genial " master 's " shadow .