News

MSUM English professor and published poet Thom Tammaro recently came out with a new poetry collection, published by Red Dragonfly Press. “23 Poems,” currently available at Zandbroz Variety and on Amazon, is a compilation 40-some years in the making.

For more on Tammaro’s latest poetry collection, read HPR’s Särah Nour’s full article, “Read it forward, read it backward.”

Marie Veillette, December 2015 MSUM graduate, received notification that a paper she wrote as an undergraduate will be published in an upcoming issue of the “Undergraduate Economic Review.”  Read the rest of this entry →

Liz Kisacky Severn, English professor, will read from and discuss her novel Luce Women Thursday, May 19, 7-8:30 p.m. at Once Upon a Crime (604 West 26th Street 
Minneapolis, MN 55405).

The event is free and open to the public.

Jill Frederick, Department of English, has co-edited with Maren Clegg Hyer (Valdosta State University) a collection of essays,“Textiles, Text, Intertext: Essays in Honour of Gale R. Owen-Crocker,” just published by Boydell and Brewer. Read the rest of this entry →

English Professor Liz Kisacky Severn’s presentation, titled “Writing To and Through The Wound: Finding the Authentic Voice,” focuses on the negative effect tragedy and grief can have on a writer’s voice. Read the rest of this entry →

Dr. Tim Decker, English and University Writing Support Center Director presented “What Happened to Heaven?: The Function of Hell in Contemporary Horror Fiction.” on April 5. To view a recording of the presentation click here.

Tuesday, April 5 | 7 p.m. | Langseth Hall 118 (*please note the room change)

Dr. Tim Decker, English and University Writing Support Center Director presents
“What Happened to Heaven?: The Function of Hell in Contemporary Horror Fiction.”

Dr. Jill Frederick, English Department, gave an invited lecture at the University of Minnesota-Morris  February 25, on “The Weft of War in the Exeter Book Riddles,” sponsored by UM-Morris’s Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Discipline.

Minnesota State University Moorhead alumnus Ryan Christiansen (BA English 1993, MFA Creative Writing 2012) will read from his newly published novel, Boy Wanted, at the North Dakota State University Press Party, which will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at the Harry D. McGovern Alumni Center at North Dakota State University at 1241 University Dr N in Fargo, North Dakota. The event is free and open to the public and will include refreshments and a cash bar and music by Amanda Standalone.

Kevin Zepper, English, is featured in four live interviews during WDAY’s morning television show, First News. Zepper talks about musician Buddy Holly’s career and the day he was killed in a plane crash. Zepper’s father was a police officer who was working the dance that Holly and his band members were supposed to play at. The interviews are titled “The Day the Music Died” and they air February 3 between 5 and 7 a.m. on WDAY/WDAZ Channel six.

On January 27, Professor Stephen Hamrick, English, discussed Shakespeare on Prairie Public’s Main Street radio show. The Shakespeare discussion has been excerpted from the show and can be found here.

Tonight
Religious Studies Speaker Series Fall 2015

Patrick Carriere, Theater Arts

“The Soul of the Actor: Mysticism, Occultism, and Stanislavskii’s System in the Russian Silver Age”

18 November 7PM Langseth Hall 118

November 17, 2015 | 4:30 p.m. | MSUM Library Porch

Liz Kisacky Severn, an MSUM English professor and author, will do a reading as part of a book launch of her debut novel, Luce Women, Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. in the MSUM Library Porch. The event is part of the McGrath Visiting Writers Series and is free and open to the public.

Severn has worked as a reporter, columnist, assistant editor, public relations writer, copywriter, and freelance writer/editor. Currently she teaches various writing and literature courses, among them the study of creative non-fiction exploring issues of death and grief. She earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from MSUM. Read the rest of this entry →

Dr. Patrick Carriere, Theatre Arts

“The Soul of the Actor: Mysticism, Occultism, and Stanislavskii’s System in the Russian Silver Age”

Wednesday 18 November 7PM Langseth Hall 118

MSUM professor Dr. Tim Decker has been appointed University Writing Director, effective immediately. Dr. Decker’s outstanding educational background and work accomplishments in the theory and practice of writing pedagogy, his long service on the University Assessment Committee and with other university-wide assessment efforts, as well as his vast experience teaching composition to a wide range of students, including non-traditional, at-risk, and international students, make him a superb choice for this leadership role. Read the rest of this entry →

Tuesday, September 29 | 4:30 p.m. | Library Porch

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Join Red Weather, MSUM’s annual literary and visual arts magazine, for its first meeting this Wednesday, 9/23, at 3:30 in the Weld Hall Library. Learn about the organization and how you can help publish our next issue! We’re looking for anyone who loves reading, writing, editing, and visual arts! Hope to see you there!

If you can’t make the meeting, but are still interested in participating, contact Nayt Rundquist at rundquisna@mnstate.edu

Check out our Facebook Page.

Join Red Weather, MSUM’s annual literary and visual arts magazine, for its first meeting this Wednesday, 9/23, at 3:30 in the Weld Hall Library. Learn about the organization and how you can help publish our next issue! We’re looking for anyone who loves reading, writing, editing, and visual arts! Hope to see you there! Check out our Facebook Page.

Interested in editing, publishing, writing, poetry, or visual arts? Come to the first meeting for Red Weather, MSUM’s literary and visual arts magazine. Red Weather has a strong history of presenting the poetry, prose, and visual arts of MSUM’s students, alumni, faculty, and staff, and we need you to help keep up the tradition.

Join us next Wednesday, September 23rd in the Weld Hall Library (second floor of Weld) to see what you can do as a part of Red Weather!

Red Weather, MSUM’s annual literary magazine, is holding its first meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 3:30 p.m. in the Weld Library. Come join the tradition and help in the production of the next excellent issue of Red Weather! Writers, artists, editors, publishers, creatives, and everyone else are all welcome!