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How to be a better poet

Greg Brownderville, who teaches poetry at SMU, was asked for some advice on writing poetry for Valentine’s Day by the hosts at KTXD’s The Broadcast. Brownderville has published a book of poems, titled Gust (Northwestern University Press, 2011), and a book of folktales, poems, and folk paintings, titled Deep Down in the Delta (Butler Center […]

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Etisalat Prize for Literature Announces 2013 Shortlist

Congratulations to SMU Department of English alum, NoViolet Bulawayo–recently shortlisted for the 2013 Etisalat Prize for Literature! READ MORE

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“The Southwest Review”: The First One Hundred Years of Literary Excellence

The Southwest Review Editor-in-Chief Willard Spiegelman talks about its remarkable history on Jan. 22. READ MORE

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New Novel Released by Creative Writing Director, David Haynes

In his new book, A Star in the Face of the Sky, SMU Creative Writing Director and Associate English Professor David Haynes goes “beyond the margins” to show how four lives cope with the violence that has shaped their intersecting worlds. READ MORE

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Endowed Chairs Add Special Areas Of Expertise To The Faculty

SMU Magazine Fall/Winter Seats of Excellence In September, when SMU announced that it had attracted an internationally recognized expert in cyber security to the faculty, as well as a scholar in international politics and national security, it was evident that the University was expanding research and teaching in areas critical to a global society. They are among […]

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Holiday Reading

Dedman College faculty and alumni help populate SMU’s holiday book list. Review and satisfy your gift list with stories ranging from historical to fictional to inspirational. CLICK HERE for more.

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Lisa Siraganian’s book shortlisted

Lisa Siraganian’s book Modernism’s Other Work: The Art Object’sPolitical Life (Oxford 2012), was shortlisted  for the Modernist Studies Association Book Prize, 2013.