For too long, colleagues have taught side by side but avoided conversations about what we know in common or can learn from each other about writing and writers. We have let administrative and historical boundaries stand in the way of companionship and mutual support in the difficult task of teaching students and investigating discourses, genres, … Continue reading Eli Goldblatt, “Can We Talk? What Creative Writing, Literary Criticism and Composition/Rhetoric Can Learn From Each Other About Writing” →

All graduate students and faculty are encouraged to attend Carla Anderson's doctoral defense on Tuesday, 3/8 at 2 PM. Zoom Link: https://temple.zoom.us/j/99303107420  Title: Reading Trauma in Contemporary Northern Irish & Irish Poetry Abstract: This dissertation will examine the works of five contemporary Northern Irish poets who lived through the Troubles, a period of intense sectarian conflict in … Continue reading Carla Anderson Doctoral Defense →

You are invited to join us for the first semester of the Queer Theory Reading Group. The first meeting will be Thursday March 17, 2022.  Our intention is to gain familiarity with Queer Theory by reading foundational texts of the movement. Through our discussions we will attempt to answer questions like What is Queer Theory? … Continue reading Queer Theory Reading Group →

Anthony Cody is the author of the poetry collection Borderland Apocrypha, which was a finalist for the National Book Award in poetry in 2020. The collection also won an American Book Award, a Southwest Book Award, and the Omnidawn Open Book Prize. The book explores the destabilized, hostile landscapes and silenced histories of borderlands. He … Continue reading Poets & Writers Series – Anthony Cody (Poetry) in Conversation with Jena Osman →

The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference is in Philadelphia this March! See the flyer for panels featuring Temple Creative Writing and MFA faculty:

The Graduate English Association will host the Eighth Annual Symposium featuring the research of our English graduate students.  This is an opportunity for all graduate students in English, including 4+1, MFA, PhD, and MA students, to formally present work to our intellectual community of graduate students and faculty. Click here for more information.