Jay Parini

This was a great class; it might've been Parini's last time teaching, but the class was better than advertised. He would start each class with a long and interesting story from his life. We got to hear about his interactions with famous authors, filmmakers, and poets throughout his life. He would spend the rest of the class reading his favorite poems, accompanied by a backstory on the poet, including some insight into characters or events the poets might be referring to in their poems. Our only homework was to read a few assigned poems, and then he would open the floor to open discussion.

This was a great class; it might've been Parini's last time teaching, but the class was better than advertised. He would start each class with a long and interesting story from his life. We got to hear about his interactions with famous authors, filmmakers, and poets throughout his life. He would spend the rest of the class reading h …Read more

Parini was such a good guy. He loved poetry and loved teaching that class. Everyday he would give us a insane funny story about his incredible life. He loved to make people laugh and he did every class. He was super knowledgable about poetry and the poets we read and seemed to always have an anecdote. He cherished his time in the classroom and the observations of his students

This was an amazing class! You get to sit, read, and discuss poetry for an entire semester. The class is just an open discussion, and you write 2 short papers throughout the semester. Jay Parini is well-versed in the world of poetry, being a writer himself, and you can tell he loves to teach. And not a class goes by where he doesn't tell a few stories about all the famous people he's met over the years!

This was an amazing class! You get to sit, read, and discuss poetry for an entire semester. The class is just an open discussion, and you write 2 short papers throughout the semester. Jay Parini is well-versed in the world of poetry, being a writer himself, and you can tell he loves to teach. And not a class goes by where he doesn't …Read more