Poetry Out Loud Regional Finals The first of two regional finals for this year’s Poetry Out Loud competition takes place at Hampden Academy tomorrow afternoon and I’m pleased to once again be serving as a judge for both this event and its southern counterpart in Westbrook on February 11. I was a semi-finalist judge in […]
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We greet the new semester under bright skies, with chilly temperatures, and crunchy snow underfoot. In addition to our usual robust offerings across the spectrum of writing instruction—including three dozen sections of first-year composition, eight sections of introductory creative writing, and sixteen sections business and technical writing—we’re offering graduate seminars focused on Adrienne Rich (Ben […]
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End of Semester Projects Students in Sarah Harlan-Haughey’s graduate seminar on Middle English Literature wrap up their semester with a conference-style set of presentations at the University Club this afternoon. The event features panels on “Beauty and the Gurlesque,” “The Natural Supernatural,” and “Otherworld Exchange” (flyer attached). Harlan-Haughey’s large lecture class, The Nature of […]
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Students Stage Scenes Shakespeare Could Have Written, but Didn’t This week in Caroline Bick’s 300-level course on Shakespeare, students will be presenting their group performance projects. They’ve been working for the past six weeks in groups of four to research, plan, script, and finally perform an off-stage scene or a bit of pre-history from one […]
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Holiday Open House on Wednesday We hope that you’ll favor us with your company and good cheer this Wednesday afternoon from 2 – 4pm in the Wicks Room. We’ll have cookies and warm cider on hand and if you’d like to contribute something tasty, additional treats are welcome. Students, faculty, family, and friends of the […]
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Amy Wicks Talks with Students about Careers We started the week with a lunchtime conversation between current students and Amy M. Wicks, a marketing professional, content strategist, and writer who currently hosts Charged, a podcast devoted “to uncovering the stories of the relentless daily pursuit at Mass General to break boundaries and provide exceptional care.” […]
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Maine Campus Covers Pafunda Reading Cultural editor Olivia Shipsey wrote up Danielle Pafunda’s recent reading for the New Writing Series in a Maine Campus article that ran under the headline “Neo-gothic resistance with Danielle Pafunda” on November 12. Shipsey writes: Pafunda’s neo-gothic feminist style allows her to spin personal thoughts, experiences, and emotions into provocative […]
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Seeking Student Volunteers for Open House on Saturday The next open house for prospective students takes place on Saturday morning, November 17. If you’re an English major and/or minor who is willing to share some of your experiences with students and their parents, please write to <english.chair@maine.edu> for more information. We’ll meet in the field […]
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This installment of the bulletin is best savored after casting a vote in today’s election. Faculty Writers Visit ENG 131: The Nature of Story Sarah Harlan-Haughey hosts Peruvian fiction writer and poet Carlos Villacorta on Tuesday and novelist Gregory Howard on Thursday in her large lecture class on The Nature of Story. The faculty visitors […]
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Congratulations to all the Red Sox fans who may have been neglecting their homework just a little bit of late. Now that the championship is secure, here are a few English-related items for your consideration. Leigh Gilmore on the #MeToo Movement On Tuesday afternoon, October 30, the Stephen E. King Chair Lecture Series will host […]
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