Andrew Osborn

Andrew Osborn is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Dallas, serving as Director of the IPS-Literature Doctoral Program and Editor of The Wallace Stevens Journal. He holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His research focuses on poetic difficulty, lyric theory, formalism, and modernist/postmodernist studies. Osborn teaches courses ranging from literary traditions to creative writing, emphasizing close reading and interdisciplinary approaches.

His scholarly work spans articles in journals like The Wallace Stevens Journal, Philological Review, and Contemporary Literature, exploring themes such as Stevens’s poetics, Keats/Shelley’s legacy, and Wittgenstein’s influence on literary analysis. He has authored poetry, including Plato’s Aviary, and contributed reviews to Chicago Review, Boston Review, and others, engaging with contemporary poets like Jorie Graham and Ann Lauterbach.

Osborn’s keynotes, such as “Likings, Likenings, and the Push of Reading” (2014), emphasize the interplay between textual ambiguity and reader engagement. His academic leadership and editorial roles reflect his commitment to advancing interdisciplinary literary studies.