English

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Leap into the imaginative worlds of poetry, fiction, and drama. Unleash the power of truth through literary nonfiction.

Following your creative passions, you’ll acquire the skills to live a vibrant life and succeed in whatever career you desire.

James Weaver ,Associate Professor, Chair of English, Lorena Woodrow Burke Endowed Ch…

Margot Singer ,Professor (English/Creative Writing), Director of Creative Writing, Di…

Upcoming Events

Feb.

Beck Series: Poet Jehanne Dubrow

The Beck Series welcomes poet Jehanne Dubrow.

4:30pm

Mar.

Beck Series: Author, Poet, and Wildlife Biologist Drew Lanham

The Beck Series welcomes author, poet, and wildlife biologist Drew Lanham.

4:30pm

Mar.

Beck Series: Graphic Memoirist and Novelist Mira Jacob

The Beck Series welcomes graphic memoirist and novelist Mira Jacob.

4:30pm

Highlights

Beck Series: Writers That Inspire

Reynolds Young Writers Workshop

Renowned writers Billy Collins, Piper Kerman, and Alice Walker have all visited Denison and worked with students in recent years through the English Department's Beck Series.

Think Critically & Creatively

Choose an emphasis in creative writing

Creative Writing

We offer a wide variety of courses that engage with human experience, recent and historical as well as local and global.

One of the oldest undergraduate creative writing programs in the country, Denison’s major and minor in creative writing offer small classes taught by full-time professors, all practicing writers and poets, who also mentor and advise students.

Choose an emphasis in literary studies

English Literature

Denison’s English majors develop expertise in critical reading and writing along with skills in cultural understanding, empathetic thinking, imaginative reasoning, storytelling, critical thinking, and textual analysis—all highly valued by 21st-century employers.

Spotlights

It’s a small world for Denison Disney intern

Alexandra Redrick ’25 landed a dream internship at Disney through her ambition and help from the Denison alumni network.

‘You’ll never guess what I did today’

Dancer Grace Lukens ’26 never imagined herself a fencer. But that’s the kind of thing that happens at Denison.

PBS taps professor emeritus to discuss a giant of American poetry

David Baker, who has taught Wallace Stevens to generations of Denison students, appeared in a recent Poetry in America episode.

Denison Magazine

Keeping the public informed

Journalism chose these Denison graduates — and they're chasing it from Ohio to Africa.

4 questions with English professor Diana Mafe

Mafe talks about her research, teaching practices, and how The Legend of Zelda connects to the liberal arts.

Denison Magazine

To go proudly and boldly into the world

For these high-achieving ’90s graduates, an education on The Hill was about exploring, stumbling, adapting — and thriving.

Fred Porcheddu-Engel has brought the Middle Ages into the digital age with his research of manuscripts.

4 questions with English Professor Fred Porcheddu-Engel

As he celebrates his 30th year as part of the Denison faculty, Porcheddu-Engel remains as enthusiastic as the day he arrived as a student.

24 hours of improv and 4 years with a new ‘family’

This 24-hour improv show is an extreme bonding experience, a great way to get close to your friends, and a big opportunity to work toward a common goal