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  • Jerico Lenk Visiting Assistant Professor of English he / him / his Phone: 253-535-7873 Email: lenk@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 220-G Website: https://www.lenkcreative.com Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Personal Education MFA, Creative Writing, University of Washington, 2022 B.A. , English with Creative Writing Concentration, University of South Florida, 2019 B.A. , History, University of South Florida, 2019 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Creative Writing

  • creative work, another for her scholarship and teaching. Even then I knew, of course, that the scholarly and the creative were false categories. A poem was as much the result of a poet’s deep critical study of poetry as it was the result of inspiration. In the same way, the best scholarship that I read at the time— Richard Poirier on Robert Frost, Helen Vendler on Wallace Stevens, and Carson herself on Paul Celan—had a dazzling creativity of insight that made scholarly writing as artful as the works

  • black colors. A countdown clock appears on the left side of the screen counting down from 60 seconds] (timer beeping) English is the study of how people use the creative power of the written word. Storytelling is one of the most powerful forms of human expression. It’s an exciting time to study English. The surge in digital media and technology means that people are reading and writing in all sorts of new ways. At PLU, English majors can choose a concentration in literature, creative writing, or

  • classes in poetry. Statement:  “I encourage students to think of themselves not as isolated individuals, but as members of a learning community. For me, the writing workshop is a place where students improve their skills in reading, critical thinking, interpretation, and communication through engagement with their own texts and with those written by others.  To be members of a learning community, I teach my students that verbal and written communication are inextricable, neither can take place

  • discussed and debated many of its central topics and I tried out arguments in class.In Pets, People, and Pragmatism, I thanked the students in a particular Writing 101 class that focused on the topic of pets. In this class we read books presenting an array of views of pets and discussed the various positions. I presented a draft of one chapter of my book to the class. At first I did not tell them it was my book and had them do peer reviews of the chapter just as they regularly did with each other’s work

  • Geffrey Davis Poetry Biography Biography Geffrey Davis is the author of three books of poems, most recently One Wild Word Away (BOA Editions 2024). His second collection, Night Angler, won the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets; and his debut, Revising the Storm, received the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize and was a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Finalist. His writing has been published in places such as AGNI, The Atlantic, New England Review, The New York Times Magazine, The New

  • arose, I immediately knew working with the PLU Dance Ensemble would be an exciting and worthwhile endeavor,” DeFilippis explained. DeFilippis’ piece, In the Wake of Opportunity, was inspired by the science fiction television series, Battlestar Galactica. The piece explores the ramifications of a wrong decision made by a community and explores the process of consoling both the individual and the group.Choreographer Talkback Guest Choreographer Gabrielle McNeillie. Photo by Ed Flores. Friday, April 8

  • PLU engineering student earns competitive fellowship Posted by: Kari Plog / May 18, 2017 Image: Michele Anderson May 18, 2017 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 18, 2017)- You could argue that Michele Anderson's head was in the stars when she chose to pursue an engineering degree. “I’ve known that I want to pursue engineering for a long time now, due in part to my love of ‘Star Trek’ and all things related to space in science fiction,” she said. “However, I knew

  • ,” DeFilippis explained. DeFilippis’ piece, In the Wake of Opportunity, was inspired by the science fiction television series, Battlestar Galactica. The piece explores the ramifications of a wrong decision made by a community and explores the process of consoling both the individual and the group.Choreographer Talkback Guest Choreographer Gabrielle McNeillie. Photo by Ed Flores. Friday, April 8, 2016Join us on Eastvold Stage after Friday evening’s performance for a choreographer Q&A. Guest Choreographer

  • Amber Khederian Assistant Director and Writing Center Consultant Full Profile She/Her, They/Them