ENGL289P

Why Poetry Matters

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Why does poetry matter? A wide-ranging course that introduces students to the formal fundamentals of poetry while exploring the role poetry plays in how we think about the human condition; what constitutes knowledge and wisdom, interior subjectivity and communal identity; and how this knowledge is to be used in confronting new challenges and the perennial questions: how to live with oneself, and as oneself; in time, and with others; here, where we reside; and elsewhere, where we imagine ourselves going.

Sister Courses: ENGL289B, ENGL289C, ENGL289F, ENGL289G, ENGL289I, ENGL289J, ENGL289L, ENGL289M, ENGL289Q, ENGL289T, ENGL289X, ENGL289Y, ENGL289Z

Past Semesters

Michael Olmert

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Michael Collier

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Joshua Weiner

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Average rating: 5.00

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.97 between 455 students*

ENGL289P Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 14.51%
A: 23.08%
A+: 6.37%
B-: 10.11%
B: 11.87%
B+: 10.11%
C-: 1.76%
C: 3.52%
C+: 5.49%
D-: 0.88%
D: 1.54%
D+: 1.54%
F: 4.4%
W: 4.18%
other: 0.66%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.