Howard Jacobson Wins the Booker Prize
We are thrilled to learn that Howard Jacobson, who was in residence at GW last spring through a joint program with the British Council, has won the 2010 Booker Prize. Congratulations to Howard!
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Note to English Majors: Nadeem Aslam residency
I am happy to confirm that esteemed novelist Nadeem Aslam will indeed be joining us for a month-long residency this February. The kick-off event is a public reading from his work, Thursday February 7 at 7 PM in the Marvin Center. A dessert reception will follow. If you’re interested in attending the reception, please follow…
Creative Writing Feature: Sassi Riar
Sassi Riar is taking Prof. Pollack’s Intermediate Poetry 104 class. Drawing a Line He had to crouch to sniff white.It took a toll on his posture,As if pulling him to the groundWhere he went after. His fingers, once colorful,Now pale from powder,Forgot all the notes they had played.Silence was louder. He picked at the strings…
A Note from the Department Chair about Jon Lucks
In the past few days more than three hundred visitors to this blog have come seeking information about Jon Lucks, an alumnus of this department whose recent death has left those who knew him in shock and in mourning. I wish I could provide a personal memory, but it was never my privilege to have…
A DC booklist–featuring several members of GWU English
Read more here. And Profs. Chris Sten and James Miller teach classes about DC literature. Do you have favorite “DC” books? Share on FacebookTweet
Scenes from the Michael Chabon Reading and Interview
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Rachael Baird in China
Rachael Baird, our inaugural (and wonderful) Communications Liaison for the English Department, is now living in China. Check out her blog and get a glimpse of her life post-GW. Here’s an invitation to other English majors, current and former: if you have a blog, drop me a line and let me know. We’ll feature a…