~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 […]
Poet 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. […]
The 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 […]
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, […]
~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 […]
Dan 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 […]
~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 […]
~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, […]
On 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 […]
~From English Department Communications Intern Kaitlyn Phillips Performance by Ram Nation at the unveiling of the new art installation by Cannupa Hanska. Ram Nation Drum Group is a Native American drum group comprised of CSU students, staff, and community members. […]