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By Alexander J. Wood A 2012 graduate of IUPUI’s English program, Jacob Sunderlin holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Purdue University. He has earned grants from organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts and is the author of This We in the Back of the House (Saturnalia Books, 2022), a collection of poems …

by Jeremiah OConnor The Rufus & Louise Reiberg Reading Series at IUPUI hosts a reading by writer and essayist Amy Butcher on Thursday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the IUPUI University Library Lilly Auditorium, 755 West Michigan Street. Amy Butcher received a B.A. from Gettysburg College and an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa. She …

by Sabrina Moreira-Pereira The Rufus & Louise Reiberg Reading Series at IUPUI is hosting a reading by Darius Stewart on Thursday, November 3rd, at 7:30 p.m. in the IUPUI University Library Lilly Auditorium. Darius Stewart is the author of a book-length collection of poems, Intimacies in Borrowed Light (EastOver Press, 2022), as well as the …

by Emily Whitcomb When you think of sustainability, you likely rarely think of literature. However, like many social issues, sustainability is something many writers have written commentary on. In an effort to expand IUPUI’s efforts to live sustainably and create a sustainable campus and world, the Department of English is pleased to announce a new …

by Emily Whitcomb With finals looming on the horizon, it’s good to have something to look forward to. If a celebration is what you need to push through the home stretch of the school year, you’re in luck, because IUPUI’s award winning literary and art magazine, genesis, is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Wednesday April …

by Lyndsay Cunningham, English Major “Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don’t abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book.” -Patti Smith As lifelong learners we know that being gifted a book is one of the greatest joys. Now, you can share your love of reading …

Interview with Mitchell Douglas by Alan Yegerlehner, English Major Please join us for the Spring 2022 English Department Faculty Reading featuring Mitchell Douglas and Kyle Minor on Wednesday, March 2, at 4:30 p.m. in Taylor Hall 104. Or join us online at https://iu.zoom.us/j/81035093156?pwd=bjY4bnh2Y2VvNklhVlpwYXNIMFg5QT09. This event is a part of English Week 2022 at IUPUI. All …

Imagine you walk into a parlor where a conversation is already taking place, and has been for some time. After listening, you join in, but at a certain point you must leave and the discussion continues on without you. This is how Kenneth Burke, philosopher and rhetorician, characterized the writing process. In his story the parlor is …

The Rufus & Louise Reiberg Reading Series at IUPUI returns to in-person readings Thursday, October 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the IUPUI University Library Lilly Auditorium with a reading featuring poet Mary Biddinger. Ms. Biddinger’s newest poetry collection, Department of Elegy, will be published by Black Lawrence Press in early 2022. Her poems and flash fiction have …