Finally, I’ve had a chance to go through my student evaluations for Poetry Writing, a class I taught earlier this year in the spring. Here are a few of the highlights, one has even deemed me a “poetess.” Who knew?
I truly have become a better writer and reader of poetry. This class taught me how to utilize line and meter with a variety of forms and much needed experience.
She is a brilliant poetess who knows her craft very well, and this shines through in the way that she teaches it. Her willingness to work with students was also admirable.
She is very helpful and knows how to make poetry make sense. One of the best teachers I have had my first year at college.
I learned how to better analyze poetry. I now take into account how it is written, what words were chosen and where the lines end.
Reading the poetry book by Sherman Alexie, his styles really influenced me to [be] more creative with imagery. I really liked reading poems from Native Guard as well. Reading them and then deciphering them as a class really helped me understand them better.
I loved the readings, the personal writing time, and the fact that there were a lot of papers to write! It was an active class!