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  • Undergraduate Kalena Holeman Reimagines Dantean Katabasis at Harvard University

    Undergraduate Kalena Holeman Reimagines Dantean Katabasis at Harvard University

    It’s the rare undergraduate who has already experienced presenting their original research at an academic conference. Now imagine you’re a sophomore bringing a new, Black Studies-meets-Deep Time lens to literary studies and Harvard University comes knocking. Even amid the immense field of talent in Roy Cullen, only one undergraduate currently fits this bill: Kalena Holeman.

  • The English M.A., Reimagined

    The English M.A., Reimagined

    In 2021, the English Department launched a revamped, nationally competitive online M.A. program. Dr. Lynn Voskuil spearheaded the effort to fully redesign our Master’s in English to be relevant to the social, political, and environmental challenges of the 21st century and to accommodate professionals who work full- or part-time. Interactive, asynchronous courses are offered online, and face-to-face courses are offered during evening hours with the goal of eventually providing the option of a fully online M.A.

  • UH Creative Writing Program's Current Students and Alumni Publish Eight Stunning New Books

    UH Creative Writing Program's Current Students and Alumni Publish Eight Stunning New Books

    Three current students and five alumni of the Creative Writing Program have recently published new books. From award-winning debut novels and poetry collections to a Louisville poets anthology conceived in the aftermath of city-wide protests in 2020, there’s something for every reader in these stunning new publications. We invite you to explore this eight-book list with evocative covers, publisher information, blurbs from Mark Doty to Dana Levin, and be inspired by the wealth of literary talent nurtured at UH.

  • Francine J. Harris

    Francine J. Harris Receives 2020 National Book Critics Circle Poetry Award

    The University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) and the Department of English are pleased to announce that Associate Professor of English Francine J. Harris is the winner of the 2020 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Award for poetry. She received this honor for her most recent work, “Here is the Sweet Hand” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2020).

  • Joy Priest - 1st year doctoral student

    UH Poet Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

    Joy Priest is a first-year doctoral student in the UH Creative Writing program in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. She has been awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts which will allow her to set aside time for writing, research and travel.

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Faculty and students in the Department of English collaborate in a rich mix of intellectual and creative pursuits. Together, we ask crucial questions about the role of the humanities and literature in a diverse, pluralistic public life. How do texts, writers, and readers make meaning? What is at stake in our study and creation of literary texts? Our award-winning faculty contribute to four programs within the department—literary studies, creative writing, rhetoric and composition, and linguistics—with many working across those boundaries. Students may pursue bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level degrees.

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