Well the method of teaching is best in any of the moocs ever. He is a ventriloquist and when you listen to him its not like studying but entertainment.

Doug was a great teacher. He was funny, and used things like objects and imagery to help me understand the course content better. I loved this course.

I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It was fun, interactive. and gets you to jump right in and write your own poetry. Worthwhile course for any writer!

The best poetry course I could have asked for, clear and crisp lessons. You can apply what you have learnt. And amazing community and teacher Douglas

Excellent class! It's helping me to become a better writer! The professor was very energetic and enthusiastic about the material. I truly enjoyed it!

Fantastic! I am so grateful that I received the fundamentals of creating poetry from this class! The instructor was very knowledgeable and funny...

This was a great course with some really fun, interesting, and useful strategies for both improving your own poetry, as well as appreciating others.

Wow! This course just keeps blowing my mind away. There is so much to learn and so many opportunities to help you improve your writing. Thanks Doug!

I learned so much in this course. It's a great basic course, and I was able to create a couple of poems from the exercises. It was very worthwhile.

Excellent poetry examples and prompts-- and fun! I am amazed how such a large workshop can have a personal touch. Thank you for this helpful class!

Very well structured - engaging videos - good feedbacks to build on - everyone is really passionate about poetry in this course, it is contagious!!

This course was a lot of fun. Great for beginners, yet fun and interesting and a way to kickstart people who may not have written poetry in awhile.

I truly enjoyed this course. It was fun, and still filled with useful information that guided students to the best outcome possible. Great course!

I found the week on revision especially useful. I've saved the prompts on rhyme and rhythm that I didn't do because they look like good exercises.

The professor is really passionate and knnowledgable. The course content is packed yet digestable. I have learned a lot. Very rewarding and fun.

Loved it! great prompts, collaborations and very clear information. Also, I really appreciate the links to other information, websites and poems

I originally took this course at Coppin State University in 2001. I missed a week and decided to withdraw. Glad I decided to retake this course.

The instructor is engaging and obviously loves poetry. This was such a fun class, I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn about poetry.

I loved the instructor. Very clear and relayed considerable amount of information efficiently and understandably. I felt enlivened. Thank you!

A great introduction to get you into reading and writing poetry. It also helps find your way of entertainment in poetry with very good prompts

The instructor makes the course flow easily and in a fun and engaging way. I discovered abilities I did not dream I had. Very nice experience.

Wonderful course! Absolutely enjoyed it, and I learned so much about poetry, things I knew but did not know how to use it. Thank you so much!

This review is about the course I'm taking. Poetry brings such great things to me. And best of all, poetry brings out the best in me as well.

Everything I could have wanted and more, deep gratitude to Douglas Kearney and Coursera. I felt very welcome and nurtured. 5 stars at least