ENGL 100BPoetry
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- English
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An introduction to poetry through a detailed examination of a range of poetic texts.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3514 | 13 / 30 | TTh 11:30–12:50 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
73% liked it41% easy63% useful
From 11 ratings and 6 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
I loved this class. Prof. Williams is deeply knowledgeable and passionate about poetry. I felt challenged by him and learned a lot from him. This is a very helpful class if you are interested in pursuing literature or passionate about poetry. I wouldn't recommend it as an "easy" elective for other majors as you are required to apply yourself and put in the work to improve in order to get a good grade. A lot of material is covered, so attending every class is recommended. He is passionate about the topic which made his lectures and class discussions engaging.
Mar 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Course has a lot of weekly requirements. Taught by David Williams it was hard to keep up. It wasn't a deeper meaning/explanation of poetry; it was a structural and device based analyzation which was very difficult because he would speed through all the new devices etc that he taught.
Dec 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
It was a nice course overall, loads of introduction to different concepts, but requires a lot of attention. The courseload is quite high, weekly discussions and papers (commentaries). The most difficult part was noting down everything said in class. There is nothing posted online and the prof. spoke really fast so it was easy to miss concepts and misunderstand them. Prof. tried his best, he's very nice if not unclear at times. Overall though, it was difficult to understand the different concepts and some of his feedback. Most of the content comes from analysis, so you have to extrapolate the concepts from those poem analyses.
Dec 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
I loved this class, it was my favourite class I've taken at University. David Williams is such an interesting prof. You have to write a lot of essays, but the nice thing is that he drops the lowest 3 marks for the essays and the lowest mark for the 3 quizzes. Overall, not the easiest course because there was a lot of content but I thoroughly enjoyed doing it.
Dec 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Get the right prof - it makes all the difference
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention ENGL 100B, June 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2023
other degrees are hard too 148 points, 22 comments
“recently, ive been trying to find someone who posted something about failing a course that ISNT math/cs/eng, or struggling to keep up with a workload that wouldnt be considered “heavy” by others. …”
u/clean_mint_mouthwash: “...but in the end they're all useless ☺️”
u/aflybuzzedwhenidied: “… Give me an ENGL100B test and I think I’d ace it, just like I did then. …”
Fall 2019
ENGL 275 or ENGL 100B? 2 points, 0 comments
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
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Spring 2016
CS/Math students, what electives did you take first year? 8 points, 31 comments
“None of them sound particularly interesting to me.”
u/adorable_skeleton: “ENGL 100B, FR 297, PHYS 121&122”
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