May 13, 2021
Listen to Student Poets Share Celebrated Work
Lafayette’s English Department celebrates student poets at annual H. MacKnight Black Poetry Competition; hear them read their award-winning work.
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May 10, 2021
Prof. Megan Fernandes Participates in The New Yorker Poetry Podcast
Assistant professor of English reads work and discusses Asian-American poetry with other notable poets.
May 7, 2021
Yolanda Wisher ’98 Will Deliver Commencement Keynote Speech
Yolanda Wisher ’98, a leading voice in Pennsylvania poetry, will deliver the keynote speech for Lafayette’s Commencement ceremony on May 30.
Mar 26, 2021
Prof. Megan Fernandes Writes About Pandemic Life
Megan Fernandes, assistant professor of English, writes "The Wild and Elemental City: Finding Life in Pandemic New York" for Lit Hub.
Mar 26, 2021
Prof. Jennifer Gilmore Reviews Philip Roth Biography
Jennifer Gilmore, assistant professor of English, provides sharp critique of Blake Bailey's Philip Roth, The Biography.
Mar 16, 2021
Shakespeare and Race Colloquia Return
Shakespeare, Race, and Queer Sexuality colloquium invites collaboration in modern studies.
Mar 15, 2021
Jean E. Corrie Poetry Prize Winners Announced
Shirley Liu ’23 and Fatimata Cham ’23 take top honors at Jean E. Corrie Poetry Prize.
Dec 23, 2020
Nine Writers, One Residency
A range of distinguished writers visited classes, met with students, and gave readings on campus through the English department's Closs Residency.
Oct 8, 2020
Accidental Poet
Owen McLeod, philosophy professor and poet, serves as judge and reader at annual Jean Corrie Poetry competition.
Aug 25, 2020
Ryan Mitchell
Meet, Ryan Mitchell, assistant professor of English, who studies the intersections of the rhetoric of health and medicine, the rhetoric of science, public…