Poetry Courses and Certifications

Billy Collins Teaches Reading And Writing Poetry

Billy teaches you to appreciate the emotional pull of poetry. Learn his approach to exploring subjects, incorporating humor, and finding your voice.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Joy Harjo Teaches Poetic Thinking

Explore rhythm in art, navigate the world of revisions, and unlock your innate creativity to help you express your unique stories.

• MasterClass
• 2 hours 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Amanda Gorman Teaches Writing And Performing Poetry

Amanda Gorman's teaching you her deeply personal approach to writing. She’ll help you find your poetic purpose, fight through revisions, and prepare for performance. Discover poetry’s transcendent power to open minds and create change.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

What is poetry?

29 ratings at OpenLearn

Have you always wanted to try to write poetry but never quite managed to start? This free course, What is poetry?, is designed to illustrate the techniques behind both the traditional forms of ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Approaching poetry

17 ratings at OpenLearn

Do you want to get more out of your reading of poetry? This free course, Approaching poetry, is designed to develop the analytical skills you need for a more in-depth study of literary texts. You ...

• OpenLearn
• 20 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

The poetry of Sorley MacLean

Sorley MacLean (1911-1996) is regarded as one of the greatest Scottish poets of the twentieth century. This free course, The poetry of Sorley MacLean, will introduce you to his poetry and give you ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Schubert's Lieder: Settings of Goethe's poems

2 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Schubert's Lieder: Settings of Goethe's poems, looks at the short poems in German that were set to music by Franz Schubert (17971828) for a single voice with piano, a genre known ...

• OpenLearn
• 16 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

NPTEL;  IIT Madras

Poetry

3 reviews

Explore the world of poetry with NPTEL's 33-hour program. Learn about poetic forms, devices, and the works of renowned poets from Chaucer to contemporary Indian poets.

• YouTube
• 1 day 9 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Playing with Poetry: Creative Writing and Poetics

101 ratings at FutureLearn

Have fun writing poetry as you explore and create various forms of poetry and experiment with different poetic ideas.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Poetry: How to Read a Poem

342 ratings at FutureLearn

Discover what poetry can tell us about human emotion and learn key ideas and techniques for understanding and interpreting verse.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

What Is Poetry? An Introduction to Literary Analysis

80 ratings at FutureLearn

Understand the basics of poetry analysis and learn key skills for studying English literature by exploring a variety of texts.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Manchester Grammar School

How to Read French Poetry

40 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn how to read poetry in French, developing a poetry toolkit to better understand poetic language, poetic form, tone, and more.

• FutureLearn
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Urdu Poetry

Dive into the world of Urdu poetry with CEC's 32-hour program, exploring works from Mirza Ghalib to Faiz Ahmed Faiz, and studying forms like Ghazal and Nazm.

• YouTube
• 1 day 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

東坡詞 (Ci Poetry of Su Dong Po)

83 ratings at Coursera

東坡詞如秋夜的星光、月色，既遙遠又親近。我們以愉悅的心情展讀《東坡詞》，徜徉於〈水調歌頭〉、〈江城子〉、〈定風波〉與〈念奴嬌〉等作品裡，如晤故人，自能心領神會，除了可以看見天才駕馭技巧的藝術表現，更可貼近東坡的內在世界，親切感受一個偉大心靈的躍動，以豐富我們的生命境界，讓我們知曉如何在人情世界中尋得心靈的安頓。

• Coursera
• 18 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

唐詩新思路 (Tang Poetry)

575 ratings at Coursera

Explore Tang Poetry with National Taiwan University in a 7-week course. Delve into the works of famous poets, debunk traditional literary misconceptions, and gain new perspectives.

• Coursera
• 18 hours 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)