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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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National Poetry Month: Shel Silverstein
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Shel SilversteinSome poetry connects generations together, drawing them in at an early age through fun rhymes and silly images. Shel Silverstein has become synonymous with children’s poetry, the type of poetry that sticks with its readers well into adulthood. Most children are familiar with poet Shel Silverstein’s work and the fun…
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News of Note Week of April 3
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Read More: News of Note Week of April 3Next Wednesday, Doug Cloud will be giving a workshop for the School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES) Sustainability Fellows titled “Talking Science with Conservative, Religious and Other Potentially Skeptical Audiences.” Tobi Jacobi participated at the recent Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) through a panel presentation entitled, “Not “All Ellas”:…
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National Poetry Month: Naomi Shihab Nye
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Naomi Shihab NyeNaomi Shihab Nye is the author of numerous books of poems, as well as the author of several books of poetry and fiction for children. Born to a Palestinian father and an American mother, she spent her adolescence in both Jerusalem and San Antonio, Texas. Her experience of difference has influenced much…
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David Shields Reading, a Reflection from Joyce Bohling
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Read More: David Shields Reading, a Reflection from Joyce BohlingDavid Shields is a controversial figure in the creative nonfiction world: someone who pushes the boundaries of genre and sometimes inspires strong reactions in his readers. In his introduction to Shields’ reading at the Lory Student Center, first-year M.A. student Caleb Gonzalez emphasized how Shields challenges the conventions of literary…
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National Poetry Month: Margaret Atwood
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Margaret AtwoodMargaret Atwood is probably best known for her novel, A Handmaid’s Tale, often referred to as a work of “speculative fiction.” However, what many people may not know about her is she’s also an accomplished poet, having published 15 collections of poetry. Margaret Atwood is a poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist,…
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National Poetry Month: giovanni singleton
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Read More: National Poetry Month: giovanni singletonThe beauty of poetry is that is can exist outside conventional form, instead twisting and moving to a poet’s intent. The avant-garde poem below by giovanni singleton transformed words into images, created a cage made out of birds, the “caged bird.” singleton received her BA from American University in Washington,…
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Spring 2017 Rambler
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Read More: Spring 2017 RamblerSpring 2017 Rambler is now available! The Rambler is a newsletter that includes what English majors need to know about registration, such as course offerings for the upcoming semester(s), registration details, advising information, important dates, Composition Placement Challenge & Re-Evaluation Essay information, and details about awards and internships. Current Issue: Spring 2017…
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Faculty Profile: Leif Sorensen
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Leif SorensenAssociate Professor Leif Sorensen thinks the Humanities are important because, “they provide ways of thinking that are open to possibilities beyond the purely instrumental purposes (how will this make money, how can this be used) and that therefore often drive truly transformational changes in society.” Read more in our latest Faculty…
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National Poetry Month
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Read More: National Poetry MonthApril is National Poetry Month. The Academy of American Poets started the party in 1996, and it’s become the largest literary celebration in the world. The Academy of American Poets hoped it would: highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets, encourage the reading of poems, assist teachers in…
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National Poetry Month: Maya Angelou
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Read More: National Poetry Month: Maya AngelouMaya Angelou (April 4, 1928–May 28, 2014) would have been 89 years old today. We recently profiled her during Black History Month. She’s well known for poems such as “Still I Rise,” “Phenomenal Woman,” and “Caged Bird.” In this video, she reads her poem “A Brave and Startling Truth” which she wrote…