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English professor edits articles on teaching Dante

Kirilka Stavreva, an English and creative writing professor at Cornell College, collected and edited a cluster of 11 articles—including one she wrote herself—about multidisciplinary approaches to teaching Dante for the Winter 2013 edition of the journal Pedagogy. Read More

Posted Apr 02, 2013

Stavreva published article

Katy Stavreva’s article, “Island Noises: Sound Imprints of the Cultural Encounters in Shakespeare’s ‘Tempest,’” was published in the collection “Cultural Encounters.” It was inspired by this year’s Senior Seminar in English, and will be presented at the European Shakespeare Research Association conference on “Shakespeare and Myth,” which will convene in June 2013 in Montpellier, France. Read More

Posted Oct 06, 2012

Global Voices at the Center for the Literary Arts

International authors Federico Falco and Alisa Ganieva will read their work at the Center for the Literary Arts at the Van Etten-Lacey House on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. The reading is part of the college's ongoing Global Voices series. Read More

Posted Oct 01, 2012

Mayer named Robert P. Dana Emerging Writer Fellow

Mark Mayer will be Cornell College's first Robert P. Dana Emerging Writer Fellow. Read More

Posted Aug 09, 2012

College acquires home for Center for the Literary Arts

Cornell College has purchased a house with historic ties to its English and creative writing department that will serve as home to the newly-created Center for the Literary Arts. The house on Third Street SW in Mount Vernon was built in 1937 by Bernard Van Etten ’26 and author and highly-respected Cornell English professor Winifred [...] Read More

Posted Apr 03, 2012

Reading by Visiting Writer Anne Sanow

Anne Sanow will read from her work and take questions from the audience. Sanow is the author of the story collection “Triple Time,” winner of the 2009 Drue Heinz Literature Prize and the 2010 L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award for fiction. Her book has been selected as a “Must-Read Book” from the 10th Annual [...] Read More

Posted Mar 13, 2012

Visiting Writer: Camille Dungy

Poet Camille Dungy will read from her recent books “Suck on the Marrow,” and “Smith Blue” and discuss her work on March 15th. Dungy is also the author of “What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison” and the editor of “Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry” and co-editor [...] Read More

Posted Mar 09, 2012

Poet reading on March 15

Camille Dungy, poet and granddaughter of Madgetta Thorton Dungy ’67, the first African-American woman to graduate from Cornell, will read from her recent books "Suck on the Marrow," and "Smith Blue" and discuss her work on Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m. Read More

Posted Mar 01, 2012

Cornell creating Center for the Literary Arts

Drawing from the strength and rich history of its English department, next fall Cornell College will launch an academic enrichment program known as the Center for the Literary Arts. The center will foster the cultivation of imaginative writing and communication across departments and disciplines. Four donors have pledged nearly $100,000 over five years to fund [...] Read More

Posted Dec 19, 2011

English Professor publishes new volume of poetry

Glenn Freeman, associate professor in the department of English and creative writing, has published a new book of poetry, "Traveling Light." Freeman teaches creative writing, American poetry and American Nature Writers. Read More

Posted Dec 08, 2011

Ian Cheney: “Farming the City”

What is the role of urban agriculture in a 21st century sustainable food system? Are urban farms gimmicks, distractions, or key ingredients in a better agriculture? On Nov 9th, with slides and clips from his films and travels, filmmaker and environmental advocate Ian Cheney explores the wild world of urban farming, blending humor and whimsy [...] Read More

Posted Nov 02, 2011

Visiting writer to read Oct. 11

Wendy Call will read from her work on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. in Shaw Lounge, Thomas Commons. Wendy Call is a writer, editor, translator, and teacher of creative writing. Call’s narrative nonfiction book, “No Word for Welcome” (University of Nebraska Press, 2011), explores how economic globalization intersects with village life in a region [...] Read More

Posted Oct 06, 2011

Reading set for Oct. 18

The Cornell College English and creative writing department is hosting a reading by an Iraqi poet and translator and a Hatian fiction writer and filmmaker on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. The reading will take place in the Shaw Lounge in the Thomas Commons on Cornell’s campus. Naseer Hassan is the manager of a [...] Read More

Posted Oct 05, 2011

Solak finds multiple creative writing and volunteer outlets

English and Ethnic Studies major Claire Solak explains why she's so glad she chose Cornell. Read More

Posted Aug 10, 2011

HAIG lecture

Michael Berube, Paterno Family Professor in Literature at Pennsylvania State University, will give a talk on May 12th “Life as Jamie Knows It.” The title of his talk alludes to his book, “Life As We Know It: A Father, A Family, and an Exceptional Child,” a blend of memoir and cultural studies that tells the [...] Read More

Posted May 05, 2011

Readings by Distinguished Visiting Writers

Anne Sanow and Wendy Call will read from their work and take questions from the audience this April 14th. Anne Sanow is the author of the story collection “Triple Time,” winner of the 2009 Drue Heinz Literature Prize and the 2010 L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award for fiction. Her book has been selected as [...] Read More

Posted Apr 07, 2011

SAGE ON FIRE TOUR

Join Lyrically Inclined this March 18th for The Sage on Fire Tour, an artist collective featuring national indie poets and musicians and includes poet Seth Walker and singer/songwriters Lauren Begent and Solomon Schneider. Since 2006 Seth Walker has been ascending through the ranks of American performing poets. After becoming the 2007 Houston Grand Slam Champion [...] Read More

Posted Mar 12, 2011

Pulitzer finalist speaking

Angie Estes, author of four books of poetry, will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, in the Shaw conference room in the Commons on Cornell’s campus. Estes’ most recent book, “Tryst” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Her many awards include a Pushcart Prize and the Cecil Hemley Memorial Award from [...] Read More

Posted Mar 07, 2011

Poet speaking March 8

Emma Ramey will speak in Hedges conference room in the Commons at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8. Ramey is originally from the Seattle area. She received her MFA from the University of Alabama and now teaches at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the Assistant Poetry Editor for DIAGRAM. Her [...] Read More

Posted Mar 04, 2011

Visiting writer speaking Feb. 22

Visiting Writer Rob Schlegel will read from his work. He is the author of BLOOM, which won the Midwest Chapbook Series Award in 2010, and The Lesser Fields, which won the 2009 Colorado Prize for Poetry. Read More

Posted Feb 17, 2011