Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionThrough the weekly reading aloud and discussion of English language poetry, students will improve their skills in listening, comprehension, interpretation, and verbal response to spoken and written poetry. As class composition allows, instructor will present for discussion examples of the elements of poetry (form, rhyme, metaphor, etc.) and will encourage sharing of students' own poetry. Poetry selections will reflect cultural diversity; students will expand historical and contemporary analysis skills to describe poetic works and will learn to interpret and contextualize poetic forms. Students will gain a better understanding of why people make poetry for self expression, as political statements, and to reflect diverse perspectives. 