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Waiting for the word
Joseph McClain for Ideation magazine | June 3, 2009

Henry Hart hopes that "appetizer" booklets will spur publication of ambitious post-World War II literary anthology.

 
The triumph of 'Joy'
Joseph McClain | March 9, 2009

Adam Potkay's book "The Story of Joy" has been named co-winner of a major literary award.

 
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Craft vs. art: De Haven teaches undergrads to write
David Williard | December 19, 2008

Tom De Haven, the artist-in-residence at the College of William & Mary, teaches the principles of narrative and storytelling to undergraduates.

 
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Susan Wise Bauer: 'The Art of the Public Grovel'
David Williard | December 10, 2008

Susan Wise Bauer's "The Art of the Public Grovel" details the rise in the demand for public confession in America.

 
The Story of Joy
The Story of Joy
Jack Martin | October 13, 2008

Congratu- lations to Margaret L. Hamilton Professor Adam Potkay, whose most recent book The Story of Joy has been published by Cambridge University Press.

 
Dolores is Blue / Dolorez is Blues
Dolores is Blue / Dolorez is Blues
Jack Martin | October 11, 2008

Associate Professor Hermine Pinson's latest volume of poetry Dolores is Blue / Dolorez is Blues has appeared through Sheep Meadow Press.

 
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Off the page: Simon Joyce on "Victorians in the Rearview Mirror"
David Williard | March 27, 2008

Simon Joyce, associate professor of English at the College of William and Mary, talks about appropriating the Victorians.

 
First Writer in Residence Stephen Marlowe Dies
Tom Heacox | February 25, 2008

First Writer in Residence Stephen Marlowe Dies

 
Tying Science and Literature Together Makes Sense to Nate Burgess '08
Annie Cox '09 | February 12, 2008

Nate Burgess '08 has managed to combine a love of nature and a love of literature in a double major.

 
Prof. Meyers studies the role of slaves in the College's past
Kierstin Flythe | February 10, 2008

Prof. Meyers studies the role of slaves in the College's past

 
Students bring home three Trollope Prizes
Jack Martin | October 30, 2007

Students bring home three Trollope Prizes

 
Robbins inspires writers at alma mater
Alan Kennedy-Shaffer | October 29, 2007

Robbins inspires writers at alma mater

 
A First-Hand Report on Study Abroad in Galway, Ireland
Annie Cox '09 | September 20, 2007

A First-Hand Report on Study Abroad in Galway, Ireland

 
Victorian Animal Dreams
Jack Martin | August 25, 2007

Victorian Animal Dreams

 
Victorians in the Rearview Mirror
Jack Martin | August 12, 2007

Victorians in the Rearview Mirror

 
Background Radiation: Talking poetry with Hart
David Williard | August 7, 2007

Background Radiation: Talking poetry with Hart

 
Victorian Poetry's Bad Boy
Erin Zagursky | July 1, 2007

Victorian Poetry's Bad Boy

 
Discovering the Structure of Lithuanian
Dave Johnson | May 3, 2007

Discovering the Structure of Lithuanian

 
Five Students Win Literary Awards
Kristina Surface | April 25, 2007

Five Students Win Literary Awards

 
English Alum Inspires Hit Show 'House'
Brad Clark | April 25, 2007

English Alum Inspires Hit Show 'House'

 
Students Pursue Honors in English
Monica Duggan '09 | March 9, 2007

Students Pursue Honors in English

 
Hart: Background Reading
Jack Martin | February 28, 2007

Hart: Background Reading

 
Students win Harvard's Trollope Prize
David Williard | November 30, 2006

Students win Harvard's Trollope Prize

 
Novelist, Poet Enhances English Department
Alexander Ely | November 16, 2006

Novelist, Poet Enhances English Department

 
Simic reads Pulitzer Prize-winning verse
Jennifer Sykes '07 | November 15, 2006

Simic reads Pulitzer Prize-winning verse

 
Pulitzer-Prize winning poet to give reading
Henry Hart | October 23, 2006

Pulitzer-Prize winning poet to give reading

 
Davis ('96) to publish 'Cow Poetry'
Staff | October 11, 2006

Davis ('96) to publish 'Cow Poetry'

 
Minor options for English majors
Lauren Bell | September 29, 2006

Minor options for English majors

 
'Hollywood Kryptonite' begets 'Hollywoodland'
Alex Ely & Charlotte Hancock | September 15, 2006

'Hollywood Kryptonite' begets 'Hollywoodland'

 
Professor Potkay Wins NEH Fellowship
Lillian Stevens | September 6, 2006

Professor Potkay Wins NEH Fellowship

 
Schoenberger’s book is behind 'Hollywoodland'
David Williard | August 31, 2006

Schoenberger’s book is behind 'Hollywoodland'

 
Blank: Shakespeare and the Mismeasure of Renaissance Man
Jack Martin | August 17, 2006

Blank: Shakespeare and the Mismeasure of Renaissance Man

 
Putzi: Identifying Marks: Race, Gender, and the Marked Body in Nineteenth-Century America
Jack Martin | August 17, 2006

Putzi: Identifying Marks: Race, Gender, and the Marked Body in Nineteenth-Century America

 
Q&A with Jason Ross '95 of Seven Mary Three
Jason Ross '95 | June 1, 2006

Q&A with Jason Ross '95 of Seven Mary Three

 
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet had audience laughing out loud
David Williard | March 30, 2006

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet had audience laughing out loud

 
Evidence of a ghostly encounter in Tucker?
Evidence of a ghostly encounter in Tucker? | March 16, 2006

Evidence of a ghostly encounter in Tucker?

 
Pinson's 'Changing the Changes' delivers more than the blues
David Williard | March 10, 2006

Pinson's 'Changing the Changes' delivers more than the blues

 
College's writer-in-residence dissatisfied with Hollywood's treatment of 'The Evidence'
David Williard | March 8, 2006

College's writer-in-residence dissatisfied with Hollywood's treatment of 'The Evidence'

 
Stranded on the rock of St. Michael: The pilgrim adventures of John Conlee
John Conlee | January 11, 2006

Stranded on the rock of St. Michael The pilgrim adventures of John Conlee

 
Mott’s poetry considers madness and memory
David Williard | November 11, 2005

Mott’s poetry considers madness and memory

 
Tribe Aid showcases staff and faculty talent
Staff | November 11, 2005

Tribe Aid showcases staff and faculty talent

 
Linguists Research Timucua
Joe McClain | October 20, 2005

Linguists Research Timucua

 
Swem database puts 18th-century literature at one's fingertips
Suzanne Seurattan | October 10, 2005

Swem database puts 18th-century literature at one's fingertips

 
Studying terrorism: Students on front lines of global threat
Suzanne Seurattan | August 18, 2005

Studying terrorism: Students on front lines of global threat

 
'Writing with light' helps English professor clarify passions Zuber has fallen in love with the documentary-film genre
David Williard | July 14, 2005

'Writing with light' helps English professor clarify passions Zuber has fallen in love with the documentary-film genre