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A Course Celebrates Writers and Writing
How's this for a course assignment? Fall in love with a novel and three poems. The assignment hints at what's to come in Writers on Writing, a lecture course designed to remind students that "literature is a joy."
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Remembering Robert Heilman Through Letters
In a new book, Robert Heilman's life—including his years as chair of the Department of English—is presented through letters to and from colleagues and renowned writers from Theodore Roethke to Wallace Stegner.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends, And Poetry Begins
In Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, A&S alumna Mary Kollar ('65, '81) shares poetry with passersby through a poetry box outside her house.
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English Grads, Brilliant Careers
Alumni in fields ranging from biotechnology to finance believe their UW English degree has been a valuable asset throughout their career. Related stories: A poetry group created by an English alum and friends is still going strong after 15 years; a donor has funded "Ask Betty," an interactive website on English grammar and usage, in his mother's honor.
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UW alum Sujin Witherspoon debuts ‘Bingsu For Two’
UW alum Sujin Witherspoon’s first novel “Bingsu for Two” debuted Jan. 14, with an event and conversation with fellow author and UW alum Zoe Hana Mikuta at the Elliot Bay Book Company.
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The liberal art of (not) selling out
Alexa Meyer, an English Literature and Journalism & Public Interest Communication student, discusses the value of a liberal arts education.