King University English Department

12/21/2023

Merry Christmas from the King University English department!

On the edge

Christmas sets the centre on the edge;
The edge of town, out-buildings of an inn,
The fringe of empire, far from privilege
And power, on the edge and outer spin
Of turning worlds, a margin of small stars
That edge some unguessed-at cosmic origin.
Christmas sets the centre at the edge.
And from this day our world is re-aligned;
A tiny seed unfolding in the womb
Becomes the source from which we all unfold
And flower into being. We are healed,
The End begins, the tomb becomes a womb,
For now in him all things are re-aligned.

~Malcolm Guite~

12/14/2023

Congratulations, Amber!

Congratulations, Mrs. Davis!

04/29/2023

Congratulations to 2023 graduate Courtney Reese!

04/29/2023

The Scottish play at Barter Theatre! A wonderful evening with English majors and alums!

04/17/2023

Congratulations to Samuel Cox, recipient of the 2023 Graham Landrum Memorial Scholarship at today's honors convocation!

12/02/2022

Charles II and his Portuguese queen Catherine of Braganza popularized drinking tea in England . . . good reason for the Renaissance and Restoration class to celebrate with tea at Camella's Remember When Tea Room.

11/02/2022

Thanks to the generosity of John and Karen Vann, we were able to experience a night of truly exceptional live theatre at Barter Theatre in Abingdon. The writing, the acting, and the staging all worked together to make THE ROYALE a powerful and moving production. We are grateful!

03/22/2022

In honor of Women's History Month: five female friendships that changed the world!

Authors and professors shared how historical women across politics, art, literature and activism showed up for one another.

03/10/2022

An outstanding, interactive close-reading of an Auden poem:

With war looming, W.H. Auden stood in a museum and was inspired to write. The resulting poem, “Musée des Beaux Arts,” is one of the most famous ever written about art.

03/04/2022

The world-famous Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is coming to Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC on March 30! Tickets are only $25. Don't miss this opportunity to see one of the greatest living authors speak!

Nigerian author and Ted Talk superstar Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will present “The Healing Power of Stories."

02/22/2022

A call for submissions from The Holston Editorial Team:

King’s creative writing journal, The Holston, is accepting creative work for the 2022-2023 issue. Submissions are open through the end of the spring semester. We welcome poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, original artwork, or photographs by King faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Please email submissions as attached Word documents (for writing) or .jpgs (for art) to [email protected]. Thank you!

https://www.facebook.com/theholstonjournal/

The annual literary journal for King University.

02/03/2022

Congratulations to Suzanne Underwood Rhodes, award-winning poet and former King University faculty member, on her appointment as Arkansas Poet Laureate!

Her latest collection, Flying Yellow, is available from Paraclete Press.