Senior Blake Hoffmeyer Reads Poetry with Fellow Veteran Brian Turner
On April 12, CofC Senior English major and Creative Writing concentrator Blake Hoffmeyer read alongside award-winning poet Brian Turner at Charleston Library Society as part of the Poetry Society of South Carolina poetry series. After the reading, both men answered…
Profs. Kelly & Lewis Acknowledged for Service & Research
It’s no secret to those of us in the English Department that our faculty excel at their work and frequently go above and beyond their basic professorial duties. Recently, Dr. Joseph Kelly and Dr. Simon Lewis were awarded high honors…
English Profs Featured in The Yard’s “10 People We Think You Should Know”
The latest issue of the student news magazine The Yard features two English professors: Dr. Simon Lewis, who specializes in African and Third World Literature, for his work as the associate director of the Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World (CLAW) program,…
English Day 2013
The 20th annual English Day celebration was held on April 12, with twenty-six English majors participating. Students presented scholarly papers from their Bachelor’s Essays, Independent Studies, and advanced literature courses alongside students who read creative works from their Creative Writing…
Miscellany Launch Party & Reading
Editor-in-Chief, Civia Stein and Assistant Editor, Nikki Palazzo hosted the 2013 Miscellany Launch Party and Reading at Halsey on April 11. Contributors John Setzco, K.T. Babb, Jacob Graudin, Maddie Thieringer, Blake Hoffmeyer, Avis Norfleet, and others read their published poems…
English Major Publishes Poems
Congratulations to English major Charles Herbert who has poems forthcoming in three literary magazines this spring! Charles’ poem, “Wind in our Letters,” will appear in Yemasee, “Longing,” in Brevity Poetry Review, and “Bird in Space” in Tulane Review. Charles was a student…
Alumna Wins “Discovery” / Boston Review Poetry Contest
Congratulations to Raena Shirali (’12) who was awarded the prestigious “Discovery” / Boston Review Poetry prize! Raena is finishing her first year as a MFA Creative Writing graduate student at the Ohio State University. Raena’s winning poem, “The State Para-Military…
Sigma Tau Delta Presents- A Graduate School Forum
Sigma Tau Delta, our English Honors Society (www.english.org), will host our first Graduate School Forum, during which we will discuss applying to graduate school in various areas of English studies on March 21st, 6 p.m., in Addlestone Library 227. Dr….
