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Alumna Catherine Pierce named Poet Laureate of Mississippi
Catherine Pierce, an ‘03 MFA alumna, has been named the Poet Laureate of Mississippi for 2021-25. She moved to Mississippi…
Alumna Jordan Lovejoy receives ACLS Emerging Voices Fellowship
The Department of English would like to congratulate recent PhD alumna Jordan Lovejoy ‘21 on receiving a 2021 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS…
Professional Writing Spotlight: The making of a writer—write well, excel anywhere
“I talk more about [my minor] in my interviews than I do my major, because people are interested,” says 2019 Minor in Professional Writing and The Ohio State University graduate Lauryn…
Alumnus Timothy Barnett uses Ohio State experience to help system-impacted youth and adults
“… What was phenomenal, in many ways, about my experience at Ohio State in the Rhetoric and Composition Program, was… that the study of language, and…
A year of departmental achievements
The past year has been full of twists and turns, but members of the Department of English have continued to find opportunities to create, to share their research, to support one another…
Assistant Professor Zoë Brigley Thompson leads project to record Columbus' pandemic story through poetry
A unique project is underway in central Ohio, one that seeks to tell the story of the region and its residents during the COVID-19 pandemic through an unconventional medium: poetry.…
Aimee Nezhukumatathil discusses 'World of Wonders,' Asian American representation in environmental writing
COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 22, 2021) — Born in Chicago to a Filipina mother and South Indian father, Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a ’96 BA English and ’00 MFA…
Alumna Linsday DiCuirci awarded two prestigious prizes for book on early American archives
Lindsay DiCuirci, an alumna of The Ohio State University’s PhD in English program, was named the recipient of not one, but two prestigious book awards: the Early…
Nominate an Ohio State English Faculty Member for the Paul W. Brown Award!
Do you know an Ohio State English faculty member who really went above and beyond in their teaching? Is there someone whose class was truly excellent, whose instruction made a significant impact…