John Carroll University Department of English

John Carroll University Department of English Why study English? Considering that you get to spend your time with great writers and fantastic professors, perhaps a more fitting question is, why not?

The John Carroll University Department of English forms a strong, vibrant academic community. Instructors take pleasure in imparting their knowledge and intellectual passion to students, in encouraging students to fashion their own understanding of literature and the world around them, and in responding to students' academic and pre-professional needs. Our composition and rhetoric program, in whic

h almost all students participate, aims to equip them with skills that will serve them well throughout their lives, in their academic careers and beyond. The English major itself is composed of two tracks. The literature track provides both grounding in traditional literary historical fields and exposure to the latest innovations in literary and interdisciplinary inquiry. The creative writing track offers not only instruction in diverse writing genres but also opportunities for students to present their own work in print and in public readings before the university community. Students may submit their poems, short stories, photographs, or art work to the university literary magazine, The John Carroll Review, which is student-edited.

01/18/2024
Cleveland poetry fans, hope you can come to John Carroll University on Wednesday, Nov. 29, to hear a couple of fantastic...
11/26/2023

Cleveland poetry fans, hope you can come to John Carroll University on Wednesday, Nov. 29, to hear a couple of fantastic poets in action. Katie Daley and Ray McNiece--what a combo! You will love this high-powered reading! Rodman Hall, 5-6pm. See you there!

Tea and Prose Returns!
09/18/2023

Tea and Prose Returns!

The course guide for the EN department’s Fall 2023 classes are up! Scan this (newly updated) QR code to view all the exc...
03/22/2023

The course guide for the EN department’s Fall 2023 classes are up! Scan this (newly updated) QR code to view all the exciting classes you can take this coming fall.

02/16/2023

Coming soon!

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, performed by Actors from the London Stage, with support from the John Carroll University English Department, the Hopkins Fellowship, and the Schubert Fund.

Performance dates: February 16, 17, and 18 at 7:30 PM

Location: Kulas Auditorium (St. Ignatius Hall, 1st Floor)

Pricing: $10 general admission, $5 student ticket

Please contact Sheniah Lanier at [email protected] for ticketing information.

**The Actors From The London Stage residency at the University of Notre Dame is generously supported by the McMeel Family Endowment for Excellence for Actors From The London Stage, the Paul Eulau Endowment for Excellence for Actors From The London Stage, the Deborah J. Loughrey Endowment for Excellence in Shakespeare Studies, the D & J Smith Endowment for Shakespeare and Performance, the Office of the Provost, and the College of Arts and Letters.

Reminder: This event is happening in Rodman Hall on this coming Wednesday at 5:30-6:30 PM!
01/29/2023

Reminder: This event is happening in Rodman Hall on this coming Wednesday at 5:30-6:30 PM!

You’re invited!

Join the English Department, as we host our first poetry reading of the semester.

TJ Sandella, author of “Ways to Beg,” is an award-winning poet from Cleveland. He has won the Elinor Benedict Prize for Poetry and the Williams Matthews Poetry Prize.

Date: Wednesday, February 1 at 5:30 PM

Location: Rodman Hall, Room A

Please contact Dr. George Bilgere ([email protected]) for further information.

You’re invited!Join the English Department, as we host our first poetry reading of the semester.TJ Sandella, author of “...
01/23/2023

You’re invited!

Join the English Department, as we host our first poetry reading of the semester.

TJ Sandella, author of “Ways to Beg,” is an award-winning poet from Cleveland. He has won the Elinor Benedict Prize for Poetry and the Williams Matthews Poetry Prize.

Date: Wednesday, February 1 at 5:30 PM

Location: Rodman Hall, Room A

Please contact Dr. George Bilgere ([email protected]) for further information.

Tomorrow, November 2nd, Dr. Debby Rosenthal of the English Department will be hosting a presentation over Zoom on litera...
11/01/2022

Tomorrow, November 2nd, Dr. Debby Rosenthal of the English Department will be hosting a presentation over Zoom on literature and climate change. The event is open to all members of the John Carroll community and will be from 12pm-1pm! This is a wonderful introduction to the genre known as “cli-fi” and will involve an open floor session to any and all questions at the end.

Sign up today by scanning the QR code or visiting https://advancement.jcu.edu/register/aces-climatelit . We hope to see you there!

On Wednesday, November 2nd, a reading by the Palestinian Poet Yahya Ashour will be given in Rodman Hall A from 5pm-6pm! ...
10/29/2022

On Wednesday, November 2nd, a reading by the Palestinian Poet Yahya Ashour will be given in Rodman Hall A from 5pm-6pm! Ashour, a Palestinian poet and writer from Gaza and survivor of five wars, will be talking about his experience living in Gaza and sharing his own poetry.

This event is sponsored by the Peace, Justice, & Human Rights program and the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Metres at [email protected]!

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