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Kathryn Nuernberger discusses the process of unearthing the histories of plants, writing poetry to heal, and mentoring blossoming writers. Read on to discover how Nuernberger…

The Creative Writing professor is recognized with an inaugural librettist award and a University-wide honor for associate professors.

Jacqueline Patz DiPiero and Elizabeth Howard awarded Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships!

PhD candidate Eunkyung Cho argues that a 1605 comedy satirizes its own reason for being.

Undergrads Dylan Miettinen and Halima Samatar are awarded University-wide honors for exceptional initiative.

Professor of English and Asian American Studies recognized for excellence.

A tidal wave of new publications, new and forthcoming.

This major is a writing consultant at the Center for Writing’s Student Writing Support, as well as Co-Editor in Chief of The Tower and managing editor at The Wake

Inspired by the Brexit debate, PhD candidate Bomi Jeon is writing an award-winning dissertation.

PhD candidate Jacqueline Patz DiPiero argues that contemporary storytelling emphasizes atmosphere above plot and characters.

The Gopher hockey goalie finds joy and insight in analyzing texts (literary and otherwise).

This senior is pursuing two minors, Creative Writing and Racial Justice in Urban Schooling.

PhD candidate John VanOverbeke is researching the repercussions of John Muir’s belief in "untouched" nature.

Alumna Lauren Fox hits the bestseller lists with a historical novel inspired by family letters.

Professors Megan Finch and Rachel Trocchio show their students how to close read a text--and in the process display how one passage may have different, non-exclusionary…

David Rodríguez-Martínez contributes to a transnational crime film anthology.

Poet with prize-winning 2020 debut poetry collection

An assistant professor in the Department of English, Megan Finch reads James Baldwin “to think rather than to substitute thought.” What follows is extracted from her recent…

Actors perform in English classes in a department collaboration with Mixed Blood Theatre

Double majoring in Art History, this junior analyzes both text and visuals.