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 Lisa T
•Sep 25, 2023
The examples and exercises were very helpful in building my poetry writing skills.
By Yolanda C
•Oct 11, 2020
Thank you for the opportunity to learn from a wonderful poet like Douglas Kearney.
By Scott S
•Sep 20, 2016
Great videos, pithy and educational. Ability to fully participate without paying!
By Sharlene O
•Aug 24, 2022
an exciting course and its an opportunity for your work to be reviewed by others
By George J
•Feb 21, 2017
Interested in poetry. This will fall in love with the art of writing poetry! 100%
By Caz
•Sep 21, 2021
DK's explanations and presentations were all top notch as was video production.
By Kok L Y
•Feb 15, 2021
Enjoyed this course thoroughly. Liked the presentation style of the instructor.
By Carl P
•May 10, 2016
I didn't know how to write good poems. This course has taught me how. Thank you.
By Coeurnelle V
•May 11, 2023
A great, fun, inspiring, short way to get into poetry (or learn more about it)!
By Cecile B
•Jan 10, 2018
Best free online course I've ever followed. Actually wrote some good new stuff!
By Atena
•Jul 1, 2019
Great tutors and folks in the course. I improved my skills in poetry writing.
By Carreen P
•Jan 10, 2018
The course was very interestingly taught and extremely informative and useful
By Dolores
•Jun 14, 2016
I enjoy the course it is a self paced and with no consequence if no sign-ins.
By Soo P S
•Mar 17, 2025
Is easy to understand and the lecturer is very interesting and funny person!
By Sabrina T
•Jun 17, 2024
I loved the way this course was set up, and I learned a lot in a short time.
By Alexandria S
•Oct 19, 2015
I thought it was excellent, as have been all the CalArts classes I've taken.
By Michelle S
•Nov 18, 2016
Loved the knoedge and passion if the lectuerer and the student interaction.
By Nana C
•Dec 7, 2021
fun instructor, a lot of nice further reading and links for more education
By Natacha R
•Dec 14, 2022
Amazing! I learned a lot and tried new methods of poem writing. Worth it!
By Shaurya S
•Jul 9, 2021
Excellent mentor. Style of teaching unique. Content of course is great.
By Ebba J
•Feb 13, 2017
A very enjoyable course - poem writing and revision techniques included.
By S. R
•Mar 28, 2016
Superb course! Douglas Kearney is the coolest of them all instructors :)
By Jin L
•Oct 17, 2023
I loved the course. It was informative, easy to follow and a lot of fun
By Anu
•Jul 15, 2025
Grateful I could take the classes , assignments , feedbacks for free.
By Rachel F
•Dec 15, 2017
the instructor is great! knowledgable, to the point, and entertaining!