Tag: Katie Haggstrom
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Creative Writing Reading Series: Emily Pérez and Lauren Haldeman
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: Emily Pérez and Lauren Haldeman~from Katie Haggstrom The most recent Creative Writing Reading Series event took place in the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art. The venue created a powerful dynamic between the blending of visual arts with literary arts. This reading was set apart from others because both poets, Emily Pérez and Lauren Haldeman,…
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Black History Month: Alex Haley
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Read More: Black History Month: Alex Haley“Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.” ~Alex Haley Author Alex Haley was born in 1921 in Ithaca, New York. His father was an agriculture professor at Alabama A&M University and his mother came from a…
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Humans of Eddy: Raad Ali A Alshammari
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Read More: Humans of Eddy: Raad Ali A AlshammariRaad Ali A Alshammari What drew you to CSU and the MA English, Literature program? It is simple; a good place, a good school, and a good program. Is it true that you’re famous on Twitter? I am not that famous, but I can say I’m active on Twitter. I…
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Black History Month: Richard Wright
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Read More: Black History Month: Richard Wright~from Katie Haggstrom “The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of my by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing.” ~Richard Wright Poet, essayist, and author Richard Wright was born on Rucker’s Plantation in Natchez, Mississippi in 1908.…
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Creative Writing Reading Series – MFA Reading
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series – MFA ReadingThe Creative Writing Reading Series event hosted on November 9th in the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art differed from this year’s other readings. This reading was a time for students in their last year of the MFA program to showcase their final creative work. Three fiction writers, Chelsea Hansen, Mir…
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20 Gifts for English Majors
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Read More: 20 Gifts for English MajorsNothing makes English majors more excited than the gift of a book. But English majors also love presents that have something to do with books. While this list only includes one book, it also includes English-themed gifts English majors will love! 1. Can’t decide between getting a book or getting…
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Looking for a Class? Join the English Department in Spring 2018!
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Read More: Looking for a Class? Join the English Department in Spring 2018!Registration for the Spring Semester is still open and the English department has a wide variety of classes for next semester. Whether you’re an English major or just interested in any of the themes our courses cover, we’d love to see you register for one of these amazing classes. Right…
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Getting Published in Peer Reviewed Journals
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Read More: Getting Published in Peer Reviewed JournalsFor any graduate student, the need to be published can feel overwhelming at times. The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) recently held a panel to give students and faculty advice on getting published in peer reviewed journals. The panel included six faculty members from the CLA: Dr. Michael Carolan, Associate…
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Creative Writing Reading Series: Felicia Zamora
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: Felicia ZamoraPoet and CSU alumna Felicia Zamora returned to campus for a Creative Writing Reading Series reading. The reading series is part of the CLA 2017 Diversity and Inclusion theme. This is an important theme for Zamora and her writing. Just last year, Zamora’s Of Form & Gather was awarded the…
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Native American Heritage Month: Wendy Rose
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Read More: Native American Heritage Month: Wendy RoseWendy Rose was born in 1948 in Oakland, California, growing up in the white community of San Francisco. While Rose is part Hopi and Miwok, she grew up far from the traditions of her Native American identity. This lack of engagement with her Native American ancestry has influenced her poetry,…