Studies in Poetry: "Does Poetry Matter"

Course Description

The landscape we will explore is the troublesome one of the relevance, impact, and importance of poetry in a troubled modern world. We will read both poetry and prose by several substantial modern writers, each of whom confronted the question that is the subject’s title. — Course material by Prof. John Hildebidle, MIT OpenCourseWare, used under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Original: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21l-704-studies-in-poetry-does-poetry-matter-fall-2002/