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Rob Carney

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Biography

Rob Carney is the author of nine books of poems, including The Book of Drought (Texas Review Press, 2024), winner of the XJ Kennedy Prize for Poetry, and The Book of Sharks (Black Lawrence Press, 2018), which was named a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. Additionally, he is the author of Accidental Gardens (Stormbird Press, 2021), a collection of 42 flash essays about the environment, politics, and poetics. In 2014 he received the Robinson Jeffers/Tor House Foundation Award for Poetry. His work has appeared in Cave Wall, Columbia Journal, The Dark Mountain Project, and many others, and he has written a regularly featured series called "Old Roads, New Stories" for Terrain.org for the last nine years. He has a BA in English from Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, WA), an MFA: Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University (Spokane, WA), and a PhD from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette (Lafayette, LA). His teaching emphases include Modern American Literature, American Literature from 1865-to-Present, the Study of Drama, Poetry Writing, Modern Legacies for the Honors Program, as well as Special Topics and Eminent Authors courses.

Teaching

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Spring 2025

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2025

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2025

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Spring 2025

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing, Fall 2024

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2024

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2024

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Fall 2024

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Summer 2024

ENGL 2870

Literary History II, Spring 2024

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2024

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2024

ENGL 486R

Topics in Literature, Spring 2024

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing WE, Fall 2023

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing CC, Fall 2023

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing CC, Fall 2023

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Fall 2023

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Summer 2023

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing CC, Spring 2023

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing CC, Spring 2023

ENGL 2870

Literary History II, Spring 2023

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Spring 2023

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing WE, Fall 2022

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Fall 2022

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2022

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2022

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Summer 2022

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing CC, Spring 2022

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing CC, Spring 2022

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Spring 2022

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Spring 2022

ENGL 4445

Advanced Poetry Writing II, Fall 2021

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing WE, Fall 2021

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Fall 2021

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2021

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2021

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Summer 2021

ENGL 4445

Advanced Poetry Writing II, Spring 2021

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing CC, Spring 2021

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing CC, Spring 2021

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Spring 2021

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Academic Writing CC, Fall 2020

ENGL 101H

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2020

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Fall 2020

ENGL 486R

Topics in Literature, Fall 2020

ENGL 4445

Advanced Poetry Writing II, Spring 2020

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2020

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2020

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Spring 2020

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Fall 2019

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Fall 2019

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2019

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2019

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing, Spring 2018

ENGL 4445

Advanced Poetry Writing II, Spring 2018

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2018

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2018

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Spring 2018

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Fall 2017

ENGL 481R

Internship, Fall 2017

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2017

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2017

ENGL 486R

Topics in Literature, Fall 2017

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing, Spring 2017

ENGL 4445

Advanced Poetry Writing II, Spring 2017

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Spring 2017

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2017

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2017

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Fall 2016

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2016

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Fall 2016

ENGL 486R

Topics in Literature, Fall 2016

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Summer 2016

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing, Spring 2016

ENGL 4445

Advanced Poetry Writing II, Spring 2016

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2016

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2016

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Spring 2016

ENGL 2620

British Literature after 1800 HH, Fall 2015

ENGL 101H

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2015

ENGL 101H

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2015

ENGL 486R

Topics in Literature, Fall 2015

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Summer 2015

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing, Spring 2015

ENGL 490R

Directed Readings, Spring 2015

ENGL 3440

Intermediate Poetry Writing, Spring 2015

ENGL 481R

Internship, Spring 2015

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2015

HONR 2100

Modern Legacies, Spring 2015

ENGL 2620

British Literature after 1800 HH, Fall 2014

ENGL 101H

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2014

ENGL 101H

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2014

ENGL 486R

Topics in Literature, Fall 2014

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing I, Spring 2014

ENGL 101H

Introduction to Writing CC, Spring 2014

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Spring 2014

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Fall 2013

ENGL 101H

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2013

ENGL 101H

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2013

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Fall 2013

ENGL 486R

Topics in Literature, Summer 2013

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing I, Spring 2013

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Spring 2013

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Fall 2012

ENGL 101H

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2012

ENGL 101H

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2012

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Fall 2012

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing I, Spring 2012

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Spring 2012

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Spring 2012

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Spring 2012

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Fall 2011

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2011

ENGL 101H

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2011

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Fall 2011

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Fall 2010

ENGL 2620

British Literature after 1800 HH, Fall 2010

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2010

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2010

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing I, Spring 2010

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Spring 2010

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Spring 2010

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Spring 2010

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Fall 2009

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Fall 2009

ENGL 2620

British Literature after 1800 HH, Fall 2009

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2009

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Summer 2009

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing I, Spring 2009

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Spring 2009

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Spring 2009

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Fall 2008

ENGL 471R

Eminent Authors, Fall 2008

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2008

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2008

ENGL 4440

Advanced Poetry Writing I, Spring 2008

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Spring 2008

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Spring 2008

ENGL 3440

Intermediate Poetry Writing, Fall 2007

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2007

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2007

ENGL 486R

Topics in Literature, Fall 2007

ENGL 2620

British Literature after 1800 HH, Summer 2007

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Spring 2007

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Spring 2007

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Spring 2007

ENGL 3440

Intermediate Poetry Writing, Fall 2006

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Fall 2006

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Fall 2006

ENGL 412R

Studies in Literary Genres, Fall 2006

ENGL 471R

Eminent Authors, Summer 2006

ENGL 2520

American Literature after 1865 HH, Spring 2006

ENGL 490R

Directed Readings, Spring 2006

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Spring 2006

ENGL 1010

Introduction to Writing CC, Spring 2006

ENGL 3530

Modern American Literature, Spring 2006