Learner Reviews & Feedback for Sharpened Visions: A Poetry Workshop by California Institute of the Arts
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AC
Feb 1, 2024
Wonderful course! The opportunities for feedback were extremely helpful, and Douglas Kearney made the material easily accessible and understandable as well as entertaining. Highly recommend.
KM
Jun 23, 2020
Very useful for beginners as well as seasoned poets! Peer reviewers are thorough and usually very helpful. This course has definitely guided me in the direction of pursuing poetry academically.
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By chhavi m
•Jul 19, 2024
Wonerful course. Taught me how to view and write poetry as an expression as well as an artform - somthing I had been missing in my practice.
By Deleted A
•May 30, 2020
The course is superb but the explosive personality of the tutor may be charming to some, but it was a bit too much and way cacophonic for me
By Lynn A
•Oct 25, 2020
This was a great refresher course. I knew a lot of the information, but the challenges were a great opportunity to try new forms of poetry.
By Arnel A P
•Jul 22, 2020
Very inspiring and also very education. Instructor is engaging and selection of sample poetry is diverse. I learned a lot from this course.
By Deanna B
•May 31, 2020
Great workshop for anyone that is trying to get into the basic understanding of Poetry. Definitely improved my skills as a poet and writer.
By Tina A
•Jul 3, 2024
This course was very informational and concise. I dedicated a reasonable amount of time each week and I learned a plethora of information.
By Alicia E R D
•May 1, 2021
Aprendí muchísimo más el enfoque poético que solo escribir por escribir. Recomendado! Excelente que este tipo de cursos estén en Coursera.
By Alexis T
•Oct 12, 2015
A wonderful opportunity to learn about poetry and to participate in peer reviews of poetry. One of my favorite Coursera courses/workshops!
By Nina B
•Sep 3, 2015
Doug is so entertaining. I would probably take any course if he taught it but he made this poetry workshop live for me. I'm better for it.
By Laura B
•Jun 14, 2022
Awesome course that i could do in my own time, learned so much about poetry and already feel like i am a better writer for it, thank you!
By Tenzin C
•Jun 2, 2020
I took this course with my two kids. We learned a lot about Poetry.
The instructor is fun and upbeat. He made learning very interesting.
By Alicia C
•Nov 19, 2018
Loved it! Great teaching, well paced, can't get enough of the transcripts with the videos. Very fun and really pushed me in my craft.
By Maria I M G
•Nov 27, 2017
I have learned a lot from this course. Thank you . I wish we could have an advanced level of the workshop. I would definitely take it!
By Stephanie P
•Jun 4, 2016
This course was excellent! It really helped me on my journey in poetry appreciation and writing. I would highly recommend it to anyone.
By Sheryl L
•Aug 12, 2021
Excellent, thought-provoking class. Thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a great deal about poetry. I definitely recommend this course.
By Daniele B
•Jan 27, 2025
Loved it! Knew nothing about poetry, but now I feel I have a good base to start from. Wrote things I didn't imagine I was capable of.
By luciana a a
•Oct 10, 2020
Inspiring and very handy tools are proposed to help us write and review our poetry. Loved the videos, our lecturer and the exercises.
By Francisco O
•Jul 21, 2020
Excellent program. Wonderfully and entertainingly presented. Plenty of information with use of examples. Much use of peer assessment.
By Sahil J
•Apr 19, 2020
Engaging, low-commitment, and genuinely rewarding. An amazing learning experience for neophytes, dabblers, and practiced poets alike.
By Anup P
•May 14, 2023
The instructor is very enthusiastic which helps. Great course but it could've been longer, more detailed and more technical perhaps.
By Lavanya M
•Dec 24, 2020
This course got me writing poems again after a long time. It helped me refine my writing and the prompts were very though-provoking.
By Francoise B
•Jul 30, 2017
Great course to learn about the basics but also to gain the confidence to write one's own poems. Great professor. I loved the humor.
By C H
•May 7, 2017
I enjoyed the experience of learning the step by step of making poem with Coursera. I love the workshop and the prompts given too...
By Julie I F
•Apr 20, 2023
This workshop made me realize that there are many ways to write a poetry and it was both exciting and hard but it made me satisfied
By Cynthia B
•Jul 17, 2023
I truly enjoy this course. The videos are informative and fun. I learned a lot about the ins and outs of writing poetry. Thanks!