The Metropolitan State University Literature and Language department recommends the following courses for students interested in poetry.
- HUM 311 Classical World: Greece
- HUM 312 Classical World: Rome
- HUM 313 Medieval Civilization
- HUM 316 Romanticism
- HUM 317 Modernism
- HUM 321 Myth
- LIT 100 Intro to Literature
- LIT 300 Literary Analysis
- LIT 307 Poetry
- LIT 341 American Literature: Beginnings-1870
- LIT 342 American Literature: 1870-Present
- LIT 371 English Literature: Beginnings-1800
- LIT 372 English Literature: 1800-Present
- LIT 377 Shakespeare
- MLS 620 Asian Poetic Forms (Fall 2009 only)
- WRIT 251 Introduction to Creative Writing
(short fiction, poetry) - WRIT 354 Writing Poetry
It is advised that you contact the instructor of courses without “poetry” specifically in the title to pre-determine how much course content is dedicated to poetry in a particular term.













