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Erika Meitner

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ENG409 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Meitner really cares about poetry. In addition to running class workshops, she also teaches about publishing, literary journals, and craft elements. I found her comments on my work to be exceedingly helpful. We wrote seven poems in various forms throughout the semester.
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Classes with Erika Meitner

ENGL 207

Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop

3 credits

An introduction to creative writing focusing on fiction and poetry workshops with model readings.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.82 GPA, 94.9% A/AB (n=78 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.87 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=84 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Porter ShreveErika Meitner+10 more

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026
ENGL 409

Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop

3 credits

ENGL 409 is a creative writing poetry workshop focused on writing literary poetry.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

Erika MeitnerPaul Tran

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
ENGL 783

Creative Writing Pedagogy Seminar

3 credits

A seminar on creative writing pedagogy designed for MFA students.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Erika Meitner

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Fall 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sample
ENGL 785

Mfa Thesis

3–6 credits

ENGL 785 provides thesis hours for MFA creative writing students to complete a book of short stories, poems, or a novel.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

Porter ShreveErika Meitner+3 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026ENGL 207Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop
Fall 2026ENGL 409Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop
Fall 2026ENGL 783Creative Writing Pedagogy Seminar
Fall 2026ENGL 785Mfa Thesis

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