Fall 2026

Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry Workshop

An intensive workshop where students write, draft, and revise original poetry while analyzing craft in published works.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Nate Marshall3.8/5

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Historical reviews of Sarah Anderson: The course structure is organized, and the instructor ensures students are not asked to contribute more than they can handle.

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ENGL 409 or graduate/professional standing. Students may not be concurrently enrolled inENGL 307, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 469, 508, or 695

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Raw average: 4.67/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Sarah Anderson: Nate Marshall is the current instructor for ENGL 509. The provided evidence does not contain reviews for him, so no summary of his teaching strengths or concerns can be generated from the supplied data.

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Fall 2026

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SEM 001Classroom Instruction8 / 150

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Student experience

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Historical reviews for Sarah Anderson describe an amazing, organized, and intelligent instructor who is extremely excited about Modern American lit and poetry.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.39 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Sarah Anderson: The course structure is organized, and the instructor ensures students are not asked to contribute more than they can handle.

Historical reviews of Sarah Anderson: Students found the class structure very organized and the instructor highly intelligent, though she dislikes the term 'society'.

Topics

  • Published poetry analysis.
  • Poetry craft elements.
  • Poetry drafting and revision.

Skills

  • Drafting and revising original poetry to final form.
  • Providing detailed feedback on peer work.
  • Analyzing craft elements in published poetry.

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ENGL 509 · Fall 2026

Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry Workshop

Recorded 2026-09-07
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