How to Be a Person in the World
Spencer Brownstein ’18
Last spring, as I perused the newly updated course list planning out my next semester, one course in particular jumped off the screen and caught my eye. Professor Matt Burgess’s How to Be a Person in the World immediately caused a stir on campus. Almost every English major I know, and many friends outside the department, all had the same question: “What’s up with this How to Be a Person class?”…Read more about How to Be a Person in the World
Ushering in Professor Peter Bognanni’s Newest Book
Zeena Fuleihan ’18
The Words extends a hearty congratulations to our very own Professor Peter Bognanni for the publication of his second book and first young adult novel, Things I’m Seeing Without You, published by Dial Books from Penguin Random House. Things I’m Seeing Without You follows Tess Fowler as she deals with the death of her online boyfriend, Jonah, and her father’s growing funeral business, whose first client happens to be a racehorse. Neighborhood bookstore Common Good Books, in collaboration with the English Department, threw a release party…Read more about the book release
November Book Recommendations
Alex Harrington ’19
As fall comes to a close and the cold nights get longer, so begins the search for warmth. Whether that’s found in a steaming cup of coffee from the Grille or a favorite cozy sweater, everyone has something to warm them in the winter months. For literature lovers, a good book can be just as comforting as our favorite sweaters or hot coffee. In case you are on the hunt for the perfect by-the-fireplace read, we at The Words have brought you a list of recommendations…Read our recommendations
English Department Chats with Graywolf Press’s Jeff Shotts ’96
Jen Katz ’19
Last month the Career Development Center (CDC) kicked off a series of alumni chats, a new initiative designed to connect current students with alumni who have excelled in their fields. The English department co-sponsored a chat with Jeff Shotts ’96, executive editor of Twin Cities-based Graywolf Press. If you weren’t able to make it to the chat, not to worry! The Words was there to report Shotts’s expert advice on how to excel in literary publishing. …Read more about our chat with Jeff Shotts
Entering Fire: Panel and Reading on Translation and Poetics
Julia Joy ’20
Professor Wang Ping warned everyone against cutting their pears to open the event Entering Fire: Panel and Reading on Translation and Poetics on October 4th. That day, she explained, was the Chinese Moon Festival, a time of unification during which pears and mooncakes are eaten whole, as the word for “cutting the pear” means “separation.”…Read more about the panel
Wordplay
Zeena Fuleihan ’18
This month we are ecstatic to feature a short story by Brian Fox ‘18. Brian is a senior Creative Writing and History double major, born and raised in Helena, Montana. He prefers to write fantastical or speculative stories, sometimes with a historical twist. Enjoy his story, “The Chevalier and the Wyrm,” which he is currently working on for Professor Matt Burgess’s How To Be A Person In The World class. …Read Brian’s story
Newsletter Staff
Senior Editor
Zeena Fuleihan ’18
Associate Editors
Spencer Brownstein ’18
Alex Harrington ’19
Jen Katz ’19
