Fred is kind of a chaotic lecturer but a genuine ray of sunshine. Interesting, very modern and accessible readings and a very free flowing discussion. Class was small and everyone got to know each other. It was nice!

Honestly, just take this class to experience the joy that is Fred! He's got an eccentric, entertaining way of speaking and is very outgoing. You'll become close with the rest of the poets in class and sometimes he'll even let you convince him to do class in the sculpture garden.

Professor D'Aguiar was one of my favorite professors I had during my time at UCLA. He is an extremely friendly Professor and is very outgoing. He has an admirable passion for literature and poetry on top of an outgoing personality that makes the classroom environment a safe place for everyone. It is hard for me to imagine that a single student had a bad time in this class. There are a lot of opportunities to meet your fellow classmates by working on group projects with them and you are also assigned in-class group projects to keep everyone interacting with one another as well. Overall, Professor D'Aguiar is an extremely understanding, friendly, passionate person who is an amazing addition to the UCLA English Department's staff. He genuinely enjoys teaching and he wants to see all of his students succeed.

In terms of how the class is set up, there are 3 papers you have to submit and one of the papers was part of a group project so it was much easier than the other two. Both papers weren't hard! Only a short paper, a medium length paper, and the group assignment. To be perfectly honest, the way Professor D'Aguiar set up this class was perfect for studying postcolonial literature. There were no specific prompts so it allowed students to really come up with their own takeaways from the readings which was awesome as it provided great flexibility in the class. You should take this class with Professor D'Aguiar, you won't regret it, and it was honestly exactly the type of classroom environment I love being in. Flexible, interactive, engaging, safe, and not overwhelming.