by Athena Lathos Photo Credit: http://www.dandeweese.net Dan DeWeese is the author of the novel You Don’t Love This Man, editor of Propeller, and one of the writers named “an emerging star in fiction” by Huffington Post Books. What’s more—he will be visiting the University of Portland this Monday (7:30 pm in Buckley Center 163). DeWeese’s work…
Aspiring toward “the Good Life”: an Interview with Journalist and UP Alum Brigid Schulte
by Kate Stringer UP English major (class of ’84) and Washington Post journalist Brigid Schulte will be speaking in the Bauccio Commons Wednesday, April 9, 7:30, about her new book Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time. Driving between interviews for her book, Schulte spoke with us about her relationship with…
Senior English Majors to present at Founders’ Day: a Preview
by Ana Fonseca Founders’ Day is known by many on campus as that day when you can catch up on schoolwork, or else get some extra shut-eye. But it really offers a rare opportunity to learn more about what our English major seniors actually do when they work on those semester-long capstones. (Not to mention…
“A Poet of Passion and Love”: UP alum Lilah Hegnauer returns for Poetry Reading
Poet Lilah Hegnauer will read on campus Monday March 31, in BC 163. Hegnauer isn’t just any poet, however—she’s a UP alumna whose first book of poetry began as her senior thesis! This post offers insights about her writing from Hegnauer herself, as well as from her former professor and mentor, our own Dr. Herman…
Spring 2014 Readings and Lectures Series: Julie Joosten
by Hannah Wilkes On Monday, March 3rd, the English Department will welcome writer Julie Joosten to campus as a part of the Reading and Lectures series. Julie Joosten lives in Toronto, Canada and released her first collection of poetry, Light Light, last September. Here is a review of Light Light from the website of literary…
“Watching Consciousness”: Poet Louise Glück on campus this week
by contributing editor Ana Fonseca This week, UP students and others in the community have an exciting opportunity to hear a former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer-Prize winner read and speak. Poet Louise Glück will read this Thursday, February 13 at 7:00 PM in BC Auditorium, as part of the Schoenfeldt Writers series. Glück will…
2014 Sejong Writing Competition
The Sejong Cultural Society is collaborating with Harvard University, Korea Institute to introduce young adults to Korean culture through a writing contest. All American and Canadian residents under 25 are welcome to apply, regardless of racial or ethnic background. You will write an essay based off the novella Our Twisted Hero by Yi Mun-yol, one…
Poetry as “Equipment for Living”: an Interview with Alan Shapiro
By English major Kate Stringer The English Department will host poet and memoirist Alan Shapiro Tuesday, November 12, at 7:30 in BC 163. An English professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Shapiro has authored eleven books of poetry and two memoirs. His work dwells on themes of loss, family, and domesticity. He…
Fiction Writer Lucy Corin: An Interview
Next Tuesday, October 29th, the English Department will welcome writer Lucy Corin as part of our Readings and Lectures series (BC 163, 7:30pm). As a preview, we offer a glimpse at some insights of Corin’s on writing, reading, and publishing. Here’s the report from English major Athena Lathos’ recent interview with Lucy Corin. On the…
Get Ready for Wordstock 2013!
It’s that time of the year again- Wordstock is back! Wordstock is an annual festival featuring over 150 authors and hundreds of independent publishers, non-profit organizations, independent booksellers, and more. It is the largest book and readings festival in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s right here in Portland. Whether you’re an English major/minor or not,…