Jill Darling

Jill Darling is a Lecturer in Composition and Rhetoric at the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, specializing in writing instruction and pedagogy. She holds a PhD in 20th Century American Literature and Culture and an MFA, with teaching experience across Colorado, Connecticut, Detroit, and Ontario, Canada.

• Education: PhD in 20th Century American Literature and Culture, MFA

Her research focuses on pedagogy, rhetoric, and creative writing, often intersecting with feminist futures and identity studies. Recent work analyzes contemporary poets like Sawako Nakayasu and Tyrone Williams, exploring narrative forms and community roles in poetry.

• Selected Awards: Academy of American Poets, Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Spark Box Studio, Hambidge Center for the Arts

Darling’s teaching spans academic and creative writing, while her publications include books such as Geographies of Identity: Narrative Forms, Feminist Futures and (re)iterations, alongside critical essays in venues like Entropy and Hybrid Pedagogy.