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Here are two blogs by current GW students: one, two. Here is one from a former GW English major. Are there more? What else do GW English Blog readers read, and write? Share on FacebookTweet

Yesterday’s The Writer’s Almanac on NPR featured a reading of one of Jane Shore’s poems, “Shopping Urban.” Professor Shore teaches poetry writing here in the English Department. Her widely acclaimed book A Yes-or-No Answer was published last spring. “Shopping Urban” is from that volume. Many readers of this blog heard Jane read the poem at…

Thomas Mallon and his CW colleagues offer one-on-one instruction to to aspiring writers. This month’s E-magazine from Columbian College leads with two items about English: a piece about our Creative Writing program, which gives students one-on-one access to accomplished writers, including award winners Edward P. Jones, Thomas Mallon, and Jane Shore; and a piece about…

We’ve had many questions about whether Patrick Cook’s “Shakespeare on Film” (English 129) and Jonathan Hsy’s “Histories of the English Language” (179.11) count as pre-1800 courses for the major. The answer in both cases is YES, and both are terrific courses. Professor Cook’s class has long been offered and is a perennial student favorite. Professor…

To mark the beginning of June and as a nod to our 2009 graduates, this week GW English News will feature a five part interview with alumnus Mark Olshaker. A 1972 graduate of the English Department, Olshaker has put his B.A. in English to good use as a writer, filmmaker, and self-proclaimed dilettante who has…