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English Epilogue: October 2026
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English Epilogue is a monthly CSU English community newsletter. Here, you can catch up on department news, faculty and student achievements, upcoming events, opportunities, and highlights from across our vibrant…
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Faculty Profile: Maurice Irvin
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Maurice IrvinMaurice Irvin Composition Instructor English Alumnus: M.F.A. Creative Writing What brought you to CSU? I came to CSU for my MFA in Creative Writing. What is your favorite class to teach? My favorite class to teach is CO150. Why are the humanities important? The humanities are (quite literally) what…
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National Poetry Month: Favorite Poems and Poets
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Favorite Poems and Poets~from Communications Coordinator Jill Salahub Confession: for a lot of years, I didn’t read much poetry. When I did, it was either Mary Oliver or William Stafford. My favorite author at the time was Margaret Atwood, who also just so happened to write poetry, (my favorite is “The Woman Who…
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National Poetry Month: Favorite Poems and Poets
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Favorite Poems and PoetsAs part of our celebration of National Poetry Month, we sent out an email to the English department and asked them a single question: “What is your favorite poem, and/or who is your favorite poet, and why?” Here are some of the answers we’ve received so far. Katherine Indermaur…
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National Poetry Month
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Read More: National Poetry MonthThank You by Ross Gay If you find yourself half naked and barefoot in the frosty grass, hearing, again, the earth’s great, sonorous moan that says you are the air of the now and gone, that says all you love will turn to dust, and will meet you there, do…
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Faculty Profile: Mark Bresnan
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Mark BresnanMark Bresnan Composition Instructor Where did you go to college? I got my Bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf College in Minnesota and then attended the University of Iowa for graduate school. What is your favorite class to teach? I always enjoy teaching introductory composition classes. It’s a pleasure to…
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Women’s History Month: President Joyce McConnell
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Read More: Women’s History Month: President Joyce McConnellToday is our last day celebrating Women’s History Month on the blog, and next year is CSU’s 150th anniversary. How are those two things related? Today it was officially announced that our next president will be Joyce McConnell — the 15th president of the university will start her term in our…
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Women’s History Month: Kate Kiefer
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Kate KieferKate Kiefer joined the English department in 1979, coming from Ohio State and specializing in Composition and Rhetoric. She was hired to supervise the teaching of the newly implemented CO101 — to develop curriculum, provide professional development for GTAs who taught the course, coordinate with Steve Reid — then director…
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Apply: Outstanding Undergraduate & Graduate Writing Awards in Writing, Rhetoric, & Literacy
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Read More: Apply: Outstanding Undergraduate & Graduate Writing Awards in Writing, Rhetoric, & LiteracyYou are Outstanding (and so are your ideas!) Undergraduate & Graduate Student Writing Awards The English Department is pleased to announce the Outstanding Undergraduate & Graduate Writing Awards in Writing, Rhetoric, & Literacy. These awards recognize innovative ideas, critical thinking, and stellar communication in the broad area of writing studies.…
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Faculty Profile: Lindsay Brookshier
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Lindsay BrookshierLindsay Brookshier Composition Instructor English Alumna: M.A. Literature What brought you to CSU? I originally came to Colorado State University as a graduate student in the Literature program. I taught CO150 as a Graduate Teaching Assistant during my time in the program and realized I loved teaching composition more…
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WHM: 10 Women Writers Who Changed History
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Read More: WHM: 10 Women Writers Who Changed History~from Caitlyn BucknerBackstrom 1. Agatha Christie “I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all, I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.” Agatha Christie lived from 1890 to 1976 in a small town on the…