Category: News
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Steve Almond Reading, a Reflection from Kaitlyn Phillips
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Read More: Steve Almond Reading, a Reflection from Kaitlyn Phillips~From English Department Communications Intern Kaitlyn Phillips At 7:30 in the Lory Student Center’s Cherokee Park Ballroom, people began to filter in and take their seats. They talk excitedly, browse the books for sale in the corner, and await author Steve Almond to take the stage and recite a sample…
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Luke Dani Blue & Stephanie Lenox Reading, a Reflection from Ashley Alfirevic
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Read More: Luke Dani Blue & Stephanie Lenox Reading, a Reflection from Ashley Alfirevic~From English Department Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic I had often been warned about this, that agreeing to too much, even willingly and excitedly, might have its pitfalls. “Of course I can handle covering two events in one night. It won’t be a problem. The readings are always fun, anyways,” I…
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Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony April 21st: Yusef Komunyakaa
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Read More: Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony April 21st: Yusef KomunyakaaPoet Yusef Komunyakaa will be visiting campus on April 21st to accept his Distinguished Alumni Award. He will be giving a public reading that evening. Komunyakaa finished the English MA program in 1978 (Poetry), before it was converted to an MFA. He has gone on to become one of the most…
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Embracing One’s Community through Giving: Deanna Ludwin
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Read More: Embracing One’s Community through Giving: Deanna LudwinThe upcoming issue of the College of Liberal Arts enewsletter is a special one in which all the stories feature development-focused content that showcases the impact of our CLA donors. We were asked to contribute a story “about the impact of a scholarship on a student’s time here at CSU, a faculty…
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English Undergraduates and Graduates: Submit for These Writing Awards!
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Read More: English Undergraduates and Graduates: Submit for These Writing Awards!The English department has three writing contests coming up. If you are an undergraduate or graduate student in English, we encourage you to submit! The 13th Annual Outstanding Literary Essay Awards contest, which recognizes outstanding critical writing and interpretive work in literary studies, (undergraduate and graduate submissions welcome). Outstanding Undergraduate Writing Award in…
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Humans of Eddy: Kim Pemberton
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Read More: Humans of Eddy: Kim Pemberton~From English Department Communications Intern Beth Campbell I had seen Kim around campus before, but I never really got to know her until we had Shakespeare II together. She warmly greated me on our first day like I was an old friend, despite being merely aquaintences. In conversation with her,…
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News of Note Week of February 29
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Read More: News of Note Week of February 29Dan Beachy-Quick’s book of poems, gentlessness, was named a finalist for the Rilke Prize. Matthew Cooperman recently gave a number of readings in North Carolina to support his new book. He’ll be reading at the University of Wyoming this Friday, March 4, 7pm. He also has new poems up at Word/for…
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Denver Publishing Institute: Acquiring the Knowledge and Network to Succeed
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Read More: Denver Publishing Institute: Acquiring the Knowledge and Network to Succeed~From English Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic For seniors, especially English majors, career prospects can seem particularly harrowing as we are accosted with questions about post-graduate life. For many of us, the answers to the complex quandaries turn out to be quite simple: we want to continue our lifelong love…
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Humans of Eddy: Chris Buford
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Read More: Humans of Eddy: Chris Buford~From English Department Communications Intern Beth Campbell Chris is a character. I have seen him in several of my classes, and he always has some insight that will push those in the class deeper into the reading. He stands apart, not just because he is a little older than the…
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News of Note Week of February 22
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Read More: News of Note Week of February 22On Friday, February 5th, Pam Coke gave two invited presentations at the Colorado Council International Reading Association (CCIRA): “Teaching as Close Reading: Igniting a Sense of Wonder about Why I Teach” and “If I Stay: Developing a Plan for Keeping a Sense of Wonder about Why I Teach.” Dr. Coke was thrilled…