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ENGLISH 160

Poetry and Poetics

UNITS:5
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-A-II

Introduction to the reading of poetry, with emphasis on how the sense of poems is shaped through diction, imagery, and technical elements of verse. English majors must take this class for 5 units.

Syllabus for selected term:
View Autumn 2026 Syllabus

Sections

3 Terms
Lecture 1Open
ID: 7221
0 / 40 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:3 PM – 4:20 PM
LOCATION:200-303
INSTRUCTOR:
Gigante, Denise
5units
Discussion 1Open
ID: 12414
0 / 15 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:160-330
5units
Discussion 2Open
ID: 12415
0 / 15 enrolled
DAYS:Friday
TIME:11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
LOCATION:160-129
5units

ENGLISH 160: Poetry and Poetics

5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-A-II

Introduction to the reading of poetry, with emphasis on how the sense of poems is shaped through diction, imagery, and technical elements of verse. English majors must take this class for 5 units.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Lecture — Monday Wednesday 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM — 200-303 — Gigante, Denise (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — Thursday 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 160-330 (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — Friday 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM — 160-129 (Undergrad)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM — Jenkins, Nicholas (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)
  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 6:00 PM – 7:20 PM — Shewmaker, Michael (Undergrad)

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