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Spring 2012 Classes
- ENGL 302 110 American Lit Since 1865
- ENGL 343 110 Creative Writing
- F A 401 115 Arts in Cont Society
- F A 485 125 Sem: The Blues
Education
| College or University | Degree Earned | Degree Subject Area |
|---|---|---|
| Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas | M.F.A. | Creative Writing |
| University of North Texas, Denton, Texas | B.A. | English |
Education Related Employment
| Dates | Educational Institution Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 - present | Texas A&M University – Central Texas | Adjunct Professor |
| 2009 - present | Texas State University – San Marcos | Lecturer |
Related Publications
Poetry
"The Distant Rain Finally Finds Us," Red Poppy Review, July 2011.
"At the Exact Moment the Car Slammed into Me," Right Hand Pointing, Issue 36, Fall 2010.
"Gulf Oil Spill: Day Negative One," Poets for Living Waters, Summer 2010.
"The Forest’s Daughter," Hawk & Whippoorwill, Volume 2, Number 1, Summer 2010.
"Where the River Bends," Willows Wept Review, Issue 8, Summer 2010.
Two sections from “Moment by Moment,” Alba, Issue 20, January 2010.
Articles
(with Allen H. Redmon) "'Just call it': Identifying Competing Narratives in the Coens' No Country for Old Men." Literature/Film Quarterly, forthcoming in 2012.
"The Breakdown of the Pathetic Fallacy in Emily Dickinson’s 'A Bird, came down the Walk'." The Explicator, forthcoming in Fall 2011.
Book Reviews
7 Poets, 4 Days, 1 Book, Marvin Bell, István László Geher, Ksenia Golubovich, Simone Inguanez, Christopher Merrill, Tomaž Šalamun, and Dean Young. (Trinity University Press, 2009) for Front Porch Journal, Issue 11, June 2009.
Du Fu: A Life in Poetry, David Young, trans. (Knopf, 2008) for Front Porch Journal, Issue10, April 2009.
Date Updated: 9/9/11
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