Two poems by Dr. Jane Hoogestraat, professor of English, appear in issue 4 of the literary journal Midwestern Gothic, now available for purchase. Hoogestraat submitted the pieces "At the Edge of a Time Zone" and "The Scholar From Inner Mongolia Visits Missouri" to the publication. Midwestern Gothic is a quarterly print journal based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that … [Read more...] about English professor Hoogestraat publishes two poems
Proceeds from a silent auction in late 2011 to benefit relief efforts in Joplin, Mo. have been donated to the southern Missouri region of the American Red Cross. The silent auction raised $1,129 to support rebuilding efforts in the city after the devastating May 22 tornado. Chris Harmon, the region's chief emergency services officer, received the donation. "This donation … [Read more...] about Art auction proceeds donated to Red Cross
The English Department hosts the Fall 2011 Moon City Student Invitational Reading on Friday, Dec. 2 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Plaster Student Union theater. This event is free and open to the public. Held once each semester, the student invitational reading highlights student writing in the areas of fiction and poetry. Katherine Botts, Matthew Stewart and Matt Whitaker … [Read more...] about Moon City Invitational presents student creative writing
The Associated Writing Program recently selected a poem by one of Missouri State’s creative writing graduate students for its Intro Journals Project Award. Dustin Macormic’s “God Reconsiders Egypt” will be published by the Mid-American Review at Bowling Green University. This accomplishment will introduce Macormic’s work to a national audience. The goal of this literary … [Read more...] about Graduate student’s poem selected for national competition
English Professor Clark Closser's student and faculty colleagues alike are dismayed by the news of his retirement scheduled for the end of summer 2010.Please join us Monday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Plaster Student Union Theater, to hear Professor Clark Closser read his essay "The Summer I Carried a Gun," a masterpiece set, as the author describes it, "in the gothic … [Read more...] about English Professor Closser announces retirement, essay reading