This course introduces the students the poetry and makes them enjoy reading and analyzing it. They will study the history of poetry from Classical era, Puritan era and Modern era and interpret, have a hands-on experience in reading and analyzing a poetry. Besides, the students are required to read poems by various writers of different backgrounds before they come to the classroom. They should be able to recognize how the works reflect thoughts and lives, especially the socio-cultural aspects of where the works are from. Thus, it is to increase their understanding and employment of literary works in English. There are required to make use of their knowledge and skills in appreciating poetry that they learned in their previous literature courses, especially introduction to Literature, which is the background knowledge of this course.