Jane Bradley has been named Outstanding Faculty Researcher 2013! She will be honored at an Awards Ceremony and Banquet on April 22nd. About our outstanding researcher, Matt Wikander writes: “When Jane Bradley came to the University of Toledo in 1990, she had just published her first collection of short stories, Powerlines, named a notable book [...]
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A review of UT English Department alumnus Joseph Geha’s Lebanese Blonde appeared in the in the Blade Nov. 4, 2012. See http://www.toledoblade.com/Books/2012/11/04/Toledo-natives-past-shapes-novel.html.
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The Mill had their first Open Mic of the semester on October 5, at Ukazoo Used Books. An intimate event, it went well. Mill staff led the readings; with Dave Hartwig, Lindsay Vreeland, and Ryan Duckett (left-to-right, below) reading their poetry and Felicia Preece (seen watching at the far left in the upper photo) reading [...]
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. On April 10, the University of Toledo Department of English Language and Literature co-sponsored a free, public event with TLCPL as part of the Poetry Speaks @ Your Library series. The event featured renowned poet Thylias Moss. Professor Joel Lipman (UT English), Lucas County Poet Laureate and TLCPL Library Poet-in-Residence, introduced Moss and read [...]
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. On Friday, March 16th The Mill (UT’s Graduate-run Bi-Annual Magazine) sponsored a benefit reading for The House of Blessings Orphanage located in Callebasse, Haiti, where Dr. Kyle Minor has spent summers writing. This reading, which took place at Ukazoo bookstore, featured readers Dr. Kyle Minor and Dr. Ben Stroud, as well as poets from [...]
English Department graduate Matt Szollosi was named one of the two first Outstanding Alumni for the College of Languages, Literature and Social Sciences, along with Jordan Urbanski (Communication). Matt Szollosi received his B. A. in English and later graduated with his J.D. from the UT College of Law. Rep. Szollosi is serving his third term [...]
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The Mill celebrated the completion of its second issue at the Launch Poetry Reading On November 17th, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Memorial Field House, with an evening of fabulous poetry from its second issue and free refreshments. The cover art contest winner was announced: Caitlyn Witt, for her piece “life in [...]
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. Formed in 2010, Poetry Speaks @ Your Library features a cross-section of Northwest Ohio’s best poets and prose writers reading their material. Held three times a year over two consecutive weeks, Poetry Speaks attempts to bring diverse voices to the community. The September 20th, 2011 Poetry Speaks features readings by UT English Faculty Deborah [...]
Peter Faziani, Chief Editor of The Mill, says, “I am thrilled to announce that The Mill, the English Department’s literary magazine, is back for its second issue!” “This semester,” he says, “the magazine has undergone some exciting changes. In addition to a fantastic new editorial staff, we’ve added a website where you can find our past issue, blog, submission [...]