{"id":4740,"date":"2015-03-02T12:30:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bsuenglish.wordpress.com\/?p=4740"},"modified":"2019-01-31T16:24:26","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T21:24:26","slug":"good-news-february-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/blog\/2015\/03\/02\/good-news-february-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Good News, February 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4887\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/02\/10095842\/poets-for-hire.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4887\" class=\"wp-image-4887 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/02\/10095842\/poets-for-hire.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"Amory Orchard mans the Poets-for-Hire desk. \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/02\/10095842\/poets-for-hire.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/02\/10095842\/poets-for-hire-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/02\/10095842\/poets-for-hire-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/02\/10095842\/poets-for-hire-525x700.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amory Orchard mans the Poet-for-Hire desk.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><span class=\"s1\">In the latest installment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bsuenglish.wordpress.com\/category\/good-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cGood News\u201d<\/a> series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/english\">BSU English<\/a> highlights the accomplishments of faculty and students through the month of February.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/centersandinstitutes\/writingcenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Writing Center<\/a><\/strong><\/span> hosted a two-day fundraiser, &#8220;Poets for Hire,&#8221; to benefit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curehunger.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Harvest Food Bank<\/a> in Muncie. On February 12 and 13, Ball State students and faculty wrote approximately 75 personalized love poems and took donations as payment. The event raised approximately $230 and two big boxes of food. It was also covered on <a href=\"http:\/\/indianapublicradio.org\/indianaweekend\/2015\/02\/13\/valentine-poets-21315\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Public Radio<\/a>.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bsuenglish.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/img_2064.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><strong>David DiSarro<\/strong> (PhD in Rhetoric and Composition) published his poetry chapbook, &#8220;I Used to Play in Bands,&#8221; at <a href=\"https:\/\/finishinglinepress.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finishing Line Press<\/a>. The title poem was first published in <em>Hawaii Pacific Review<\/em>, and you can read it <a href=\"http:\/\/hawaiipacificreview.org\/2014\/02\/03\/i-used-to-play-in-bands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. He&#8217;s currently an Assistant Professor of English and the Director of the Writing Center at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. David\u2019s creative work has previously appeared in\u00a0<em>The Ibbetson Street Magazine<\/em>, <em>The Orange Room Review,<\/em> <em>Breadcrumb Scabs<\/em>, <em>Third Wednesday<\/em>, among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isabel Vasquez,\u00a0<\/strong>a junior double major in Spanish and English studies, recently published her reflective essay, &#8220;Alive,&#8221; in Ivy Tech&#8217;s<a href=\"http:\/\/metislitmag.com\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <i>m<\/i><em>\u00ea tis Volume VII <\/em><\/a>. She also published &#8220;The Necessity&#8221; in\u00a0<i>The Mochila Review,<\/i>\u00a0a journal from Missouri Western State University, which you can read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B61mG5611E8jT3lCWkxacmZaRU0\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_4727\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballstateuniversityalumni.com\/email\/ReVision\/December14\/Achievements.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4727\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4727\" src=\"https:\/\/bsuenglish.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/01\/revision-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Do you have any good news? Let us know so we can put it in our alumni newsletter!\" width=\"620\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/10095850\/revision-banner.jpg 620w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/10095850\/revision-banner-300x60.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do you have any good news? Let us know so we can put it in our alumni newsletter!<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Melissa Hull<\/strong> (Secretary to the Director of the Writing Program) who publishes poetry as &#8220;<strong>M. Ann Hull<\/strong>&#8221; has published quite a few poems since July. \u00a0(You know you have a great department when even the staff\u00a0is producing such quality work!)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>Blue Earth Review,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cThe Wife Called it Making Memories<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>BOXCAR Poetry Review,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cImages or Shadows of Silent Things&#8221;<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>Emrys Journal,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cJust Beyond the Reach\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>The Greensboro Review,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cSnow Cover\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>Heavy Feather Review,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cElegy for a Mason Jar,\u201d \u201cHouse of Echoes,\u201d and \u201cThis Isn\u2019t an Era for Adoring\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>Passages North,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cMy Mother, Born in Summer, Had Winter Babies\u201d and \u201cTo You, Who Never\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>Phantom Limb,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cLook at Me \/ Don\u2019t Look at Me\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>Juked,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cSuch Similar Fingerprints\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>Threadcount,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cThe Last Neglected Child\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>WomenArts Quarterly Journal,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cTo Track Tears under the Microscope\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Sarah Hollowell, <\/strong>a\u00a0senior creative writing major, was interviewed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballstatedaily.com\/article\/2015\/02\/hollowell-body-positivity\"><em>Ball State Daily News<\/em><\/a> regarding fat positivity. Sarah recently published her essay, <a href=\"http:\/\/the-toast.net\/2015\/01\/26\/fat-woman-love-laid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;This is an Essay about a Fat Woman being Loved and Getting Laid,&#8221;<\/a> in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/the-toast.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Toast<\/a>,<\/em> and it has been shared over 6,000 times through various social media outlets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alysha Hoffa&#8217;s<\/strong> (B.A. creative writing, 2013) essay, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmhco.com\/shop\/general-interest\/best-american\/best-american-2014\/best-american-essays\/notables\/g-h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Colorless Life: An Essay in Grayscale<\/a>,&#8221; was named a Notable Essay in <em>Best American Essays 2014<\/em>. It\u00a0was originally published in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usi.edu\/sir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Southern Indiana Review<\/em><\/a>. Alysha is currently in the MFA program at Fresno State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rebecca McNair<\/strong>, a senior creative writing major, was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballstatedaily.com\/article\/2015\/02\/feminist-magazine-andromeda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">featured in the Ball State Daily News<\/a>. She&#8217;s launching a feminist literary magazine, <em>Andromeda Speaks<\/em>, a project that was born in her Literary Publishing and Editing course with Professor Silas Hansen. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/rebeccarevealed\/andromeda-speaks-a-feminist-literary-magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contribute to the launch on Kickstarter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brett Hiatt<\/strong>\u00a0(B.S. teaching English language arts) has been teaching in China for a year, and now he&#8217;s now the lead teacher. You can read about his experiences <a href=\"https:\/\/bahiatt.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4929\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/02\/10095840\/andrea-wolfe.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4929\" class=\"wp-image-4929 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/02\/10095840\/andrea-wolfe.jpg?w=620\" alt=\"Assistant Professor Andrea Wolfe (second from right) was the recipient of an Immersive Learning Award. (Photo courtesy of Ball State University)\" width=\"620\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/02\/10095840\/andrea-wolfe.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/02\/10095840\/andrea-wolfe-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/02\/10095840\/andrea-wolfe-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assistant Professor Andrea Wolfe (second from right) was the recipient of an Immersive Learning Award. (Photo courtesy of Ball State University)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Andrea Powell Wolfe <\/b>(assistant professor of\u00a0English) recently won a <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.bsu.edu\/CommunicationsCenter\/Story.aspx?CategoryID=81&amp;MessageGuid=106A2D03-FA68-4484-864E-586A1B20E750&amp;OptIn=Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2015 Immersive Learning Award<\/a>\u00a0for her\u00a0seminar at the Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry in 2013. Wolfe led an interdisciplinary team of 14 students in creating a 35-minute documentary, &#8220;<em>Down to Earth: Small Farm Issues in a Big Farm World.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The film follows a local food producer\/veterinarian through a week of life on the farm, at the farmer&#8217;s market, and on veterinary calls. It aired on WIPB-TV and was screened at film festivals in South Bend and Indianapolis. Community partners included Becker Farms in Mooreland, Indiana, and Muncie&#8217;s Living Lightly Fair. You can learn more about <em>Down to Earth<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtoearthfarming.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Angela Jackson Brown\u00a0<\/strong>(assistant professor of English) will be co-teaching a session on African-American literature with Hedi Podlasli-Labrenz on\u00a0February 24<span class=\"s1\"><sup>th.<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0The session\u00a0will take place at \u00d6kumenisches Gymnasium zu Bremen in Germany. Hedi\u2019s students will be reading Professor Brown&#8217;s novel,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelajacksonbrown.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drinking from a Bitter Cup<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>so Brown will also guest lecture there over the summer.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Molly Ferguson<\/strong>\u00a0(assistant professor of English) received a<a href=\"http:\/\/researchnewsletter.blogspot.com\/2015\/02\/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Start-Up Program<\/a> award from the\u00a0Sponsored Projects Administration. She will use her grant money to travel to cities such as Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Belfast to study Irish plays as expressions of shared traumas.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Every year, Ball State&#8217;s\u00a0Graduate School identifies\u00a0grad students who have exceeded expectations in their respective programs. Since so many students will receive awards this year, we&#8217;re going to\u00a0devote an entire blog post to recognizing them. Stay tuned for next month&#8217;s edition of <a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/bsuenglish.wordpress.com\/category\/good-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Good News<\/a>!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest installment of the \u201cGood News\u201d series, BSU English highlights the accomplishments of faculty and students through the month of February. The Writing Center hosted a two-day fundraiser, &#8220;Poets for Hire,&#8221; to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank in Muncie. 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