Peter Shippy - Emerson College

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Peter Shippy - Emerson College

Professor: Peter Shippy

Department: Literature

College: Emerson College

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: LI204
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Peter is the most down to earth professor I've had and he really cares about his students. His class is very interesting and takes the intimidation out of typical literature classes. The class is easy because he gives you creative freedom and cares about your perspective. If you need to take a class to fill your literature requirement this is it!

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: WR317
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Shippy is an amazing professor. If you have the option to take any of his courses, I highly recommend it. Not only is he knowledgeable about the subjects he teaches, but he also allows his students the freedom to write in their own styles and gives great feedback to help them grow.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: POETRY101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Taken 5/6 classes, each has been incredible. Genuine, personable, funny, & relaxed, Peter does not conform to any poetic rules or notions he's open to ANYTHING. He LOVES poetry and puts his students first. Never have I had a professor that I felt more connected to. His hybrid forms workshop changed my life. Want to experiment in writing? Take him!

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: LI307
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Peter is a wonderful teacher. Ive learned so much from him in the most pleasant way possible. He is very considerate of work load and prints copies for the class which I really appreciate. His thoughts are intelligent and insightful and his personality makes him great to be around. 10/10 human. Highly recommend.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: LI204
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His syllabus provided very clear instruction (and ample warning) for the assignments. Hes also a relatable person, often treating us akin to peers whilst also providing a solid education.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: WR212
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Love Shippy! What a sweet gem of a human. Great teacher for new writers, he's so knowledgeable and perpetuates a nonjudgmental and supportive workshop atmosphere. I've really grown in his class! This course is the one that you don't really have to show up to, but you do anyway because you love it.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: LI401
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prose Poetry with Peter Shippy was one of my favorite classes at Emerson College. It's a great senior year class (all poems are read out-loud before discussion) and the assignments are writing poems, not writing analysis of other poets. Shippy is respectful, interesting, and a wonderful person. Highly recommended!

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: LI204
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

no tests. only three papers and you can choose what you want to do for you final project. lectures are boring if topic doesn't interest you.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: WR212
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's really personable and engaging, and you can tell when he's really passionate about a poem. His advice is a little off base sometimes, and class discussion can run off course. Still he's a great teacher and I'd recommend him to anyone, especially new writers.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: PROSEPTRY
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Peter is a wonderful man. Probably one of the five smartest professors I've had at Emerson. He was made to teach, and you can tell he just wants to help his students read and learn. If I hadn't graduated I'd go back and take another class with him!

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: LI204
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Wonderful man. Wonderful class. The readings were engaging and relevant. The class is mostly just open discussion with a few videos thrown in for good measure. Two exams, three 2-3 page papers, one 4-5 final paper. He pretty much lets you write about whatever you want. All around wonderful professor and interesting class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: LI204
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Peter Shippy is by far my favorite literature professor at Emerson. The books we read are awesome, and he's probably the awesomest guy ever. I DON'T WANT TO GRADUATE SO I CAN TAKE MORE OF HIS CLASSES.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: MTNOV103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

my favorite professor i have ever had if you are into poetry or novellas take his mutant novellas class. not a terribly hard grader but gives you grades based on the depth of comments in class. absolutely amazing

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MTNOV103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Peter Shippy is an amazing teacher. He is clearly enthusiastic about the readings required for class, and passes it onto his students. He truly wants you to dig deep in your essays and he does not mind if you pick something obscure- he actually would prefer it. He appreciates literary/writing risks. He is a laid back teacher who is approachable.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: LI204
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had Shippy for slipstream lit. The workload is remarkably light, and Shippy grades remarkably easily. It might seem like you're not getting too much out of it, but Shippy is really nice and intelligent and assigns a lot of interesting and fun texts. He lectures a lot, but he goes off on a lot of great but not completely irrelevant tangents.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: SLIPS204
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Amazing. Peter chooses great books and has great style, so it's never boring. Plus there are films, etc. integrated into the class. And he manages to make anything relevant to the reading. It doesn't really feel like a class, I always look forward to it so much. A lot of fun, but even though it's laid back, it's definitely worth your time.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: WR312
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

What a genuinely passionate teacher. Every poem you hand in for workshop, he hands back with another poem or two stapled to the back for you to read, usually because there's some connection. He'll boost your confidence in your writing, which is important, but does give constructive critique. After him, take a teacher that provides more criticism.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: LI204B
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Shippy is great, his slipstream lit class is one of the best lit classes I have ever taken. The readings were all very fun, and introduced me to a lot of work that are now some of my favorite books and authors. Shippy is very casual and leads very interesting discussions, plus he worked in David Lynch, which is awesome.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: WORKSHOP
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

What can I say? Shippy rocks the party like Shippy rocks the party, tautologically speaking. He helped to expand the horizons of my craft. Is there any greater compliment one can pay to a writing teacher? I don't believe so. If you're a poet studying at Emerson and you neglect taking a class with him, you do so to your detriment.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: INTROTOPOETRY
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I love you Peter Shippy! He offers good critique on poetry, and creates a friendly and yet honest environment that does NOT coddle, but tries to construct. He's gentle when he says something sucks.

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