CLASS Mourns the Loss of One of its Own--Dr. Tony Hoagland, poet, critic and professor in the Creative Writing Program


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"I am deeply saddened to announce that creative writing Professor Tony Hoagland has transitioned. I purposely use the terminology 'transition' as it is fitting as poetic trope in honor of the life and creative works of the celebrated master poet, Tony Hoagland," says Dr. Antonio D. Tillis, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and M. D. Anderson Professor in Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston. "While our community will mourn his transition, we are blessed to continually enjoy and reflect upon contemporary American life and culture through the wit and humanness emerging from his eloquently crafted stanzas. We will keep his family in our thoughts and prayers.”

Dr. Hoalgalnd passed on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.