About
Jay Parini is a Professor in the Department of English and American Literatures at Middlebury College. He has taught courses in creative writing, modern poetry, and religious poetry, with a focus on poetic forms, literary traditions, and the intersection of spirituality and art.
Research Interests
- Poetry and its structural forms
- Spiritual and religious traditions in literature
- Modernist and contemporary poetic movements
- Italian American cultural narratives
Publications
- Last Steps: Late Writings of Leo Tolstoy (2009)
- Promised Land: Thirteen Books that Changed America (2008)
- Why Poetry Matters (2008)
Teaching
He has taught courses such as Structure of Poetry, Advanced Fiction Workshop, and Advanced Poetry Workshop, emphasizing revision, composition, and the exploration of poetic techniques through workshops and seminars.
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