Suffolk University English Department

Presenting our first event of the semester: Networking and LinkedIn for English Majors and Minors! 🤩

This Thursday at 7pm, the English Department is pleased to present the first Poetry Reading of the academic year, featuring three local poets. We're looking forward to welcoming you all to the Poetry Center for an evening of wordplay. There will also be a book signing following the reading! See you there!

We're so excited for our first Book Talk of the semester, with our very own English professors Amy Monticello and Jason Tucker! Amy and Jason will discuss their collaborative writing process, publishing, and everything that went into their newest publication. We hope to see you in attendance, in person or on Zoom!

We're brimming with excitement for tonight's Mandl Lecture, featuring Wai Chee Dimock! You won't want to miss it!

Thank you to everyone who came out to Prof. Bowlin’s reading today, in person and on Zoom! Stay tuned for more faculty lectures and guest readings. 📚

We are now officially halfway through the fall semester, and spring registration is right around the corner! We invite all students to attend the upcoming English Department Open House to hear about all the incredible English courses being offered next semester. The event will include food and a raffle for prizes. We hope to see you there!

Aaaaand... we're back! Majors, minors, and anyone interested in being a major or minor are welcome, one and all, to English Department Homecoming next Thursday, September 29. This informal event will include pizza, apple cider donuts, and lots of mingling with faculty and classmates. We can't wait to see you on the 8th floor!

We are thrilled to present Rosanna Warren, winner of the David Ferry and Ellen LaForge poetry prize at Suffolk University, in a talk and poetry reading this Wednesday, April 13!

Zoom link: https://suffolk.zoom.us/j/93830708722

Hope to see you there!

Tomorrow! All current Suffolk students are invited to attend our Spring 2022 *Hybrid* Open House. The event will be taking place in-person (with pizza!) for the first time since 2019, AND over Zoom (link below) to best accommodate our community. We look forward to seeing you there!

Zoom Link: https://suffolk.zoom.us/j/94510977643

Happy New Year, all! We couldn’t resist sharing this screenshot from one of the highlights of last semester, The Road to ROTURA: a talk and poetry reading by from our Faculty Lecture Series - looking forward to more events in the coming Spring semester!

The Fall 2021 WRI-101 Virtual Symposium is LIVE now! You can view the amazing presentations, websites, and podcasts that our First Year Writing students have created at the link below:

https://bit.ly/WRI-101_FA21

Congratulations to our talented First Year Writing students!

Fall 2021 WRI-101 Symposium! - Google Drive The English Department is proud to present the work of WRI-101 students in this Virtual Symposium. Feel free to leave comments! These projects were created in WRI-101 classes led by Professors Ruth Prakasam, Nicholas Frangipane, and Scott Votel.

Check out the amazing work in the First-Year Seminar that our own Scott Votel is doing in his course "Attention in the Age of Distraction"! Congratulations, Scott!

Life Lessons | Suffolk University Your first-year courses at Suffolk will inspire and shape your academic journey—and life.

The 2021 Open House is fast approaching! Email [email protected] to RSVP now!

📚 A few of our favorite books by Indigenous authors are today’s 📖

Hi everyone! My name is Elizabeth, and I’m the new Administrative Coordinator sitting in the English Department. I’m excited to join the team! A few fun facts about me:

Hometown: Pompton Plains, NJ
Currently reading: THE HUSBAND’S SECRET by Liane Moriarty
Favorite spot in Boston: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Last job: Summer Staffer for the Aspen Music Festival!

Want to learn more about me? Have a department-related question? Or just want to come say hi? You can visit me at the front desk in the English Department. Have a great semester!

Lauren and Elizabeth are thrilled to be welcoming you back in person this semester! Be sure to stop by the 8th floor of the Stahl Center and say hello! And remember: be like Jane and wear your mask! 😷📚
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P.S. Stay tuned for Elizabeth’s introduction tomorrow!

Happy birthday to our administrative manager Lauren Burch, who not only makes the English Department the most welcoming home, but also throws the most gorgeous tea party!

We’re over here dreaming of brighter days ahead! ☀️ Congratulations to students and faculty (and staff) for making it through this incredibly challenging academic year. We see you, we applaud you, we’re proud of you!
What quote makes you dream of your future? 💭

Our first “Student Spotlight” is dedicated to María-Simoné Sarmiento, class of 2023. Recently, María-Simoné represented the Suffolk University English Department at the 2021 Greater Boston Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Festival! To see a video of María-Simoné performing in this festival, check out this link: https://youtu.be/MaGpGLEy6DM

María-Simoné had this to say about her experience in the festival: “I felt so honored and blessed for the opportunity and it was very inspiring to hear the familiar use of Spanish in some of my peer’s and the guest speaker’s pieces. I think when it comes to writing, I always try to see where Spanish will organically come out and in general what the root of my poem might be.”

Her favorite English class at Suffolk so far has been the Poetry Workshop with Professor José Angel Araguz. María-Simoné says “working with [Professor Araguz] to honorize that class last semester and gaining feedback from my peers allowed me to continue to find my voice in my poetry and creative writing in general. I owe a lot to Professor Araguz in guiding me and being a great teacher.”

🙌 Please join us in congratulating María-Simoné on her accomplishment! 👏

HUGE congrats to our honors thesis writers on their incredible presentations today!

Join the Suffolk University English Department, Women & Gender Studies, First-Year Seminar, and the Honors Program for A Reading and Q+A with Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of THE FACT OF A BODY: A MURDER AND A MEMOIR. This event is FREE and open to the public! Have a question? DM or email [email protected] for more information.

To learn more about Alex and THE FACT OF A BODY, check out: http://alexandria-marzano-lesnevich.com/fact-of-a-body/

Also, we now have a Suffolk University English Department Instagram! You can follow us here: https://instagram.com/suffolk_englishdept?igshid=102lfbstgnwz0