What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course?
Learn a new skill
“Let's just say I'm not a poet. I rarely understand poems on anything other than a basic level. I enjoyed this course because of the way Carol Ann Duffy explained her poetry, showing examples of why she said what she did in the way she said it. I read the poems she suggested and I've started a poetry notebook. Sent my first poem off in a greeting card and shared another with my writing group.”
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course?
Pursue a hobby
“The way this course is set out is innovative and inspiring. I have already been reading and writing more poetry. Thank you. I'm so glad I chose to do it. I am half way through and excited about what is to come.”
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course?
Learn a new skill
“I really enjoyed this course. I found it really helpful. I like the pace and the topics and I know I will return to the notes over time. This course is a wonderful resource. Thank you Carol Ann Duffy.”
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course?
Other
“Carol Ann Duffy's poetry course is first-rate. She engages you deeply in an intimate way, as if she is speaking to you personally. She is always crystal-clear. She combines what might be called objective discussion of poetry with her own unique personal slant, and leaves you buzzing with new insights and ideas.”
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course?
Pursue a hobby
“This course has been a pleasure. Carol Ann Duffy is an engaging teacher who avoids the pitfalls of 'teaching poetry' that put many people (especially GCSE students) off. The course is an ideal starting point for someone new to poetry, but is also sufficiently focussed and imaginative for people who are more familiar with poetry - both reading and writing it.”
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course?
Learn a new skill
“I have never seen the point of poetry but my daughter persuaded me to try this course. Carol Ann Duffy is a joy to watch and I have learned so much from her, especially how to understand why writers choose to express themselves in this way. In my own attempts prompted by Carol Ann Duffy I have found poetry to be a profoundly honest medium (which I hadn't expected). I can now read the work of poets and have a better ability to seek out their truths. I do not know if I will write poetry without 'being told to'. I'm almost afraid of what I may discover. But I am very grateful to Carol Ann Duffy for this introduction to a whole new world of ideas. I wish I was eighty years younger!”
