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Professor Chang Reading at the Library of Congress

ByGWEnglish November 20, 2015October 6, 2021

Professor Jennifer Chang is on the roster for the Library of Congress reading series at the beginning of December! Join the conversation about poetry and teenagers. Details below.

Wednesday, December 2, 6:30 PM

TEENS AND POETRY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Poets Jennifer Chang and Mark McMorris read selections of Please Excuse This Poem: 100 New Poets for the Next Generation along with co-editor Lynn Melnick and Viking Children’s Books Senior Editor, Sharyn November. A moderated discussion on poetry and teens to follow. This event is free and open to the public.

Location: Mumford Room, sixth floor, James Madison Building

Professor Jennifer Chang

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“And the Bridge Is Love” and More Books

ByGWEnglish November 14, 2011October 5, 2021

Faye Moskowitz at Politics and Prose on Nov. 13. Prof. Faye Moskowitz’s reading tonight from the recent re-issue of her collection And the Bridge Is Love (Feminist Press) was a huge success. Not only did Faye get a standing-room-only crowd at Politics and Prose, but the store sold every copy of Bridge in stock. Faye…

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Haiku Contest Winners

ByGWEnglish November 15, 2016November 22, 2021

The GW English Department congratulates the winners of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Haiku contest! All are graduates of Creative Writing courses in this department, which makes us extra proud. CCAS Haiku Contest Winners (2016) 1st Prize Winner Alicia Yeung CCAS Psychology Major Good morning Lincoln, Runners greet you at sunrise, You sit…

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Virali Dave: New Communications Liaison

ByGWEnglish September 8, 2015December 6, 2021

The GW English Department is happy to announce that Virali Dave will be our Communications Liaison for the 2015-2016 school year! As the Communications Liaison, Virali will be helping out with the social media channels for the GW English Department, including this blog, our Facebook page, and Twitter. Virali is pursuing a B.A. in English…

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Introducing Jenny McKean Moore Writer-In-Residence: Molly McCloskey

ByGWEnglish September 15, 2013January 6, 2022

The Jenny McKean Moore Fund was established in honor of the late Jenny Moore, who was a playwrighting student at GW and who left in trust a fund that has, for almost forty years, encouraged the teaching and study of Creative Writing in the English Department, allowing us to bring a poet, novelist, playwright, or creative…

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Memorial Service and Donations for James A. Miller

ByGWEnglish August 28, 2015October 6, 2021

The National City Christian Church is on the north side of Thomas Circle in NW Washington A memorial service for Professor James A. Miller will be held tomorrow, August 29, 2015, at the National City Christian Church on Thomas Circle. The service will be held at 2:00 PM. Memorial donations in honor of James A….

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Paul Steinberg, JMM Seminar Alum, Publishes A Salamander’s Tale

ByGWEnglish November 9, 2014December 6, 2021

Jenny McKean Moore seminar alum and author Paul Steinberg “A Salamander’s Tale is about Drugs, Sex, Lust, Rock ‘N Roll, Time, and Death” Paul Steinberg, a longtime psychiatrist in Washington, graduated from GW’s Jenny McKean Moore seminar. His book, A Salamander’s Tale: Regeneration and Redemption in Facing Prostate Cancer, comes out next April. We talked to him about…

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