English Department Communications Internship Internship term: Fall 2018 Semester, 15 weeks, August 20 – December 7, 2018 Total credits: 2 (optional) Hours: Approximately 5 per week Stipend: $500.00 Extended Application Deadline: Friday, September 7, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. The English […]
Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928–May 28, 2014) would have been 90 years old today. We featured her last year during Black History Month, but when such a “phenomenal woman” and poet has a birthday during National Poetry Month, it’s hard to […]
Today’s poem comes from Joy Harjo. She was born in Oklahoma and received her MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop in 1978. She is part of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation, an identity that is also reflected in her poetry, including her […]
Stephanie G’Schwind’s National Endowment for the Arts grant application, on behalf of the Center for Literary Publishing, was funded for $15,000. The grant will fund two issues of Colorado Review and the most recent title in the Mountain West Poetry […]
We’ve loved having monthly themes here on the blog. February was Black History Month, an opportunity to profile amazing authors, scholars, educators, and speakers who enrich our studies, our understanding, and our lives. Then March was Women’s History Month, a chance to […]
Today’s post, the final one of the month, features our “local” authors – English alumna, current students, faculty, and/or staff. This list is by no means complete, and even for those included we have not given a full account of their […]
Today we feature our “local” women – alumna, current students, faculty, and/or staff – and all the good things they do. Tomorrow will be a reading list of “local” authors. This list is by no means complete, and even for […]
~from Michaela Hayes Lorrie Moore, born January 13 1957, is an American novelist and short story writer. She was born in Glens Falls, New York, and later attended St. Lawrence University, a small liberal arts college in Canton, New York. […]
Watching some of the speeches from various recent March for Our Lives* events made it clear that kids — in particular girls — have a voice, can be activists and create change. Considering the theme of this year’s Women’s History […]
One of the country’s best known writing and program assessment experts, Doug Hesse will deliver a lecture at Colorado State University on April 17 at 5:30 pm in the Lory Student Center Theater. This talk, sponsored by the Department of […]
