Adjunct Professor Susan Mockler’s poetry chapbook, “You Could Almost Hear the Sand Shift,” was selected as a semi-finalist in the 2008 Black River Chapbook Competition (Black Lawrence Press, N.Y.). Professor Mockler, who teaches in the department’s writing progtram, was also selected as a poet in Arlington County’s 2008 “Pick-A-Poet” program. This is the 4th year [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Congratulations, Professor Mockler
Posted in Faculty, Publications & Projects on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Come Get Your Style On!
Posted in Students on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Literature and Languages is offering a new writing class this spring!
EN 308: Style and Revision is an advanced writing workshop focusing on the sentence and exploring the effects of style on revision. Style includes the principles of clear and fluid sentence-level prose as well as the connection between sentence-level choices and an author’s voice.
We’ll analyze [...]
Sigma Tau Delta Induction and Lecture
Posted in Events, Students on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This year the department is conducting its Sigma Tau Delta honors society induction during the fall semester. The guest speaker will be Alexandra Zapruder who has published an award-winning collection of letters, Salvaged Pages, written by adolescent Holocaust victims and survivors. She has also produced a documentary nominated for an Emmy based on the book. [...]
Senior Kirsten Porter Describes her Work with Poet Ethelbert Miller
Posted in Publications & Projects, Students on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I can still remember when Ethelbert Miller came to Marymount last year to give a poetry reading. It was right before Christmas break with the air crisp and final exams imminent. I was exhausted when I arrived at Ethelbert’s reading but found myself sitting in the audience transfixed by the music of his voice and [...]
New Creative Writing Course this Spring!
Posted in Students on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“[P]oetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.”
–Audre Lorde
Marymount is expanding its creative writing curriculum with new classes focused on specific genres–poetry, fiction, and drama. In the spring, Dr. Karapetkova will teach a course on poetry, EN 305, Topics in Creative Writing: Poetry. The course will offer students the chance to sharpen [...]
Creative Writing at Marymount on Facebook!
Posted in Students on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Creative writers have a new virtual space where they can share their passion for writing and connect with other Marymount writers. The Facebook group “Creative Writing at Marymount“ houses links and information about writing contests, publication opportunities, and literary readings in the area. It also contains a discussion board with writing prompts and a space for students [...]
