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Dr. Jonathan Skinner is a Reader (equivalent to Associate Professor) in English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick's Faculty of Arts, where he researches and teaches ecocriticism, contemporary poetry, and creative writing. He founded and edits the journal ecopoetics , exploring intersections between writing and ecology. His research examines: Ecopoetic theory and environmental literature Intersections of sound studies and ethnopoetics North American avant-garde poetry (Olson, Kyger, Eigner) Translation and transnational poetics Third Landscape theory and urban wildness He leads a research network facilitating cross-cultural poetry exchanges along avian migration routes. Skinner's publications predominantly explore ecocritical frameworks through poetry analysis, with recent work examining climate change poetics, multispecies communication, and Anthropocene aesthetics. His scholarship connects literary studies with environmental science, acoustics, and landscape theory. He currently supervises five PhD students researching multispecies poetics and environmental literature through AHRC-funded projects, and has successfully supervised two doctoral candidates studying deindustrialization and extractive urbanism. Previously supervised MA theses span modernist poetry, ecocriticism, and creative writing.

• Ecocriticism
• Contemporary Poetry
• Environmental Studies
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Attila Simon is a Professor at the Department of Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest. He earned his Ph.D. with a thesis on Aristotle’s aesthetics and holds the title of Doctor of Science (DSc). His academic work focuses on ancient Greek drama, literary theory (both ancient and contemporary), and intersections of culture and media. Education: Ph.D. in Aristotle’s aesthetics; Doctor of Science (DSc) status. Simon’s research explores themes like classical reception , media history , and biopoetics , often bridging philosophical and literary analysis. His publications address Aristotle’s political philosophy, Cicero’s oratory techniques, trauma in modern literature, and the cultural implications of ancient texts. His recent studies include analyses of Plato’s Phaedrus and Cicero’s De Oratore , alongside contributions to edited volumes on biopoetics and media theory. Key collaborative works include co-edited volumes with scholars like Zoltán Kulcsár-Szabó and Roland Végső. Scientific Awards: DAAD grant (2018) for research on Plato’s Phaedrus. NKFIH grants (120375, 128492) for media history studies. Funding from Aktion Österreich-Ungarn for 2022 research.

• Ancient Greek Drama
• Ancient and Contemporary Literary Theory
• Classics
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Brian Glavey is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of South Carolina's College of Arts and Sciences. Specializing in Twentieth-century American literature, Modernism, contemporary poetry, and queer theory, he teaches courses including American Literature (ENGL 287), Modernism (ENGL 385), and Queer Theory and Affect (ENGL 840). His research explores queer potentiality, ekphrastic practices, and postwar poetry communities. PhD: University of Virginia, 2007 Glavey's scholarly work interrogates intersections between queerness and avant-garde forms. His 2016 monograph The Wallflower Avant-Garde examines queer ekphrasis in modernist art, while current research for The Poetics of Oversharing analyzes postwar American poetry's affective dimensions. Articles span topics from Ashbery's attention forms to queer friendship networks in Brainard's work. Recent publications reveal trends in queer affect theory, avant-garde community building, and digital-era poetic practices. His 2020 article on lyric impotence engages poststructuralist temporalities, while 2019 works explore reparative reading and queer friendship. Earlier works (2017-2007) establish theoretical frameworks connecting sexuality, modernist form, and poetic community.

• Twentieth-century American literature
• Modernist studies
• Queer theory
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Lesley Wheeler, Henry S. Fox Professor of English at Washington and Lee University, is a distinguished poet, novelist, and essayist with a focus on contemporary poetry, feminist literature, and interdisciplinary studies. Since joining W&L’s Department of English in 1994, she has taught courses on 19th-21st century poetry, creative writing, and fairy tale-inspired literature. Her Educational Background: BA from Rutgers University and PhD from Princeton University Research interests span poetry’s intersection with environmental science , cognitive transportation through literature , and feminist speculative fiction . Recent works like Mycocosmic (2025) examine fungal networks and grief, while Poetry’s Possible Worlds (2021) explores how poems can reshape emotional crises. Her article trends reveal a commitment to ecopoetics , existential metaphors , and genre-blending narratives , often incorporating mycology , biological imagery , and personal transformation . Awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award Fulbright Fellowship HHMI and NEH grants , Wheeler also serves as poetry editor for Shenandoah magazine and leads workshops on weird poetic forms and haunted histories .

• Poetry
• Creative Writing
• Literary Fantasy
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Mairéad Byrne is a Professor in the School of Literary Arts and Studies at the Rhode Island School of Design. With academic credentials from University College Dublin, Trinity College, and Purdue University, she has been designing and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in poetry and digital poetics since 2002. Educational Background: BA from University College Dublin Higher Diploma in Education (First Class Hons) from Trinity College MA in Gaelic Literature (First Class Hons) from University College Cork MA and PhD in American Poetry & Creative Writing and Theory & Cultural Studies from Purdue University Her research focuses on experimental poetics across visual, sonic, digital, and material forms, with specialization in Gaelic poetry and translation. Current projects include a critical study of Brian Merriman's Cúirt an Mheán Oíche . Recent publications span nine poetry chapbooks, six full-length collections, and three collaborative works with visual artists. These include The Best of (What’s Left of) Heaven (2019), Famosa na sua cabeça (2015), and You Have to Laugh: New & Selected Poems (2013). Scientific Awards: John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching (2016) Art residencies at Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Saltonstall Foundation, Siena Art Institute, Seoul Art Space Yeonhui, Storyknife, and Cill Rialaig Project Byrne has also contributed to pedagogical innovation through her First-Year Literature Seminar and graduate teaching practicum work, while maintaining active involvement in third culture language arts exploration.

• Contemporary Poetry
• Experimental Poetics
• Visual Poetry
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Dr. Juana Teresa Guerra De La Torre is an Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Philology, Translation and Interpretation at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She directed the Interuniversity Doctoral Program 'New Cognitive Perspectives in Language, Literature and Translation Studies' (2003-2016) and currently leads the Laboratory of Cognition and Cultural Health (IUIBS-LCSC) and Research Group on Biopoetics, Cognitive Semiotics and Neuroaesthetics at the University Institute of Biomedical and Health Research. Her educational background includes a PhD in English Philology from Complutense University of Madrid, Advanced Studies in Hispanic Studies (UCM), Literature and Literary Theory (ULPGC), and a Master's in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of La Laguna. She held visiting positions at UC Berkeley (1996-1998), Harvard University (2000-2001), UC San Diego (2008-2009), Syddansk University (2011), and Aarhus University (2014). Her research integrates cognitive science with humanities, spanning Cognitive Linguistics, Translation Studies, Literary Analysis, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroaesthetics, Biopoetics, and Cognitive Semiotics. She investigates cognitive mechanisms in language processing, literary interpretation, and translation through interdisciplinary frameworks. 4 Research Six-Year Grants awarded by ANECA (until 2017) She served as Board Member of the International Society for the Study of the Short Story (2006-2018) and mentored doctoral candidates through the Interuniversity Doctoral Program. Her critical editing and translation work includes English literary classics for Cátedra Ed.'s 'Letras Universales' collection. She directs the Laboratory of Cognition and Cultural Health (IUIBS-LCSC) and the Biopoetics Research Group, driving collaborative projects at the intersection of cognitive science, cultural studies, and health research.

• Cognitive Linguistics
• Translation Studies
• Literature
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Professor Juana Teresa Guerra De La Torre is affiliated with the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Department of Modern Philology, Translation and Interpretation. She directs the Laboratory of Cognition and Cultural Health (IUIBS-LCSC) and leads the Biopoetics, Cognitive Semiotics and Neuroaesthetics research group under the University Institute of Biomedical and Health Research (IUIBS). Education: PhD in English Philology (Complutense University of Madrid) Advanced Studies in Hispanic Studies (UCM) Advanced Studies in Literature and Literary Theory (ULPGC) Master's Degree in Cognitive Neuroscience (University of La Laguna) Her research focuses on the intersection of cognitive linguistics, biopoetics, and neuroaesthetics, with particular emphasis on conceptual modeling of time, metaphorical projections in literature, and interdisciplinary approaches to translation studies. Collaborative work spans across philosophy (Wittgenstein), modernist literature (T.S. Eliot), neuroaesthetics of translation, and sociocultural cognition in Berber-Tamazight communities. Scientific Awards: 4 Research Six-Year Grants from ANECA (awarded until 2017) Academic Leadership: Directed the Interuniversity Doctoral Program New Cognitive Perspectives in Language, Literature and Translation Studies (2003-2016) and served on the Executive Committee of the International Society for the Study of the Short Story (2006-2018). Supervised 7 doctoral theses in topics ranging from Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49 to Izri poetics in Riffian women's sociocultural reality.

• Cognitive Linguistics
• Biopoetics
• Cognitive Neuroscience
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Dr. Kaitlin Mondello is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), where she joined in 2024. She holds a Ph.D. from The Graduate Center, CUNY, and master's and bachelor's degrees from Stetson University. Previously, she taught at Millersville University of Pennsylvania and Hunter College, CUNY, and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at The Teaching and Learning Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Her research and teaching focus on intersections of literature, nature, and the environment, with particular emphasis on gender, race, climate change, science, and animals. She has published widely on Romanticism, ecofeminism, and ecocriticism, with recent works analyzing connections between literary figures like Emily Dickinson and scientific thinkers like Charles Darwin. Education: Ph.D., English, The Graduate Center, CUNY M.A., English, Stetson University B.A., English, Stetson University Dr. Mondello has received notable awards including the 2019 Pedagogy Award from NASSR/Romantic Circles and the 2016 Lore Metzger Prize from the International Conference on Romanticism. Her grants include the 2018 Interdisciplinary Research in the Service of Public Knowledge Grant. In her teaching, she focuses on courses like Environmental Literature, Romanticism, Poetry, and Science Writing, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to literature and the natural world. She is affiliated with the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) and the International Conference on Romanticism (ICR).

• Environmental Literature
• Gender Studies
• Ecofeminism
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Stephen Collis is a Professor in the Department of English at Simon Fraser University, where he teaches poetry and poetics. He has authored fifteen books of poetry and prose, with works shortlisted for major awards including the Governor General’s Award and the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. His research intersects poetry, environmental activism, and social justice. He resides on unceded Coast Salish Territory in Burnaby, BC. Education: BA (University of Victoria), PhD (Simon Fraser University) Research Interests span poetics , environmental activism , and creative writing pedagogy . His work often critiques resource extraction, reimagines ecological futures, and explores the role of poetry in political struggle. Notably, his poetry was cited as evidence in a lawsuit against Kinder Morgan, reflecting its activist dimension. Publications include The Commons (2008), On the Material (2010), Once in Blockadia (2016), and A History of the Theories of Rain (2021), with recent works like The Middle (2024) and Knock Down House (2025) expanding into experimental memoir. Themes across his articles include climate crisis , material culture , and anthropocene critique . Honors & Awards: 2019 – Writers’ Trust of Canada Latner Poetry Prize 2015 – Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy 2010 – BC Book Prize winner for On the Material 2021 – Governor General’s Award finalist for A History of the Theories of Rain Engaged in public discourse through readings at institutions like the University of Kent, and collaborations with environmental groups such as Blockadia. He also serves as a manuscript consultant for The Writers’ Studio at SFU.

• Poetry
• Poetics
• Creative Writing
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Maya Jewell Zeller is an Associate Professor in the Creative Writing programs at Central Washington University (CWU), specializing in poetry, hybrid-genre writing, and literary pedagogy. She teaches courses on ecopoetics, docupoetics, intersectionality, and experimental writing formats. Zeller co-coordinates the Professional and Creative Writing BA program and serves on the University Sustainability in the Curriculum Team. Her work bridges literary innovation with environmental and social justice themes. Education: While specific academic degrees aren’t detailed, her extensive publications and faculty role indicate advanced credentials in creative writing or related fields. Research interests include blurred-genre writing, ecological storytelling, and the intersection of art with social justice. Her recent works include the memoir-in-essays Raised by Ferns (2026), the field guide The Wonder of Mushrooms (2025), and the textbook Advanced Poetry (2024). She frequently collaborates with other writers and educators. Awards: Zeller has received fellowships from the University of Oxford, Washington State Artist Trust, Centrum, and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. These recognize her contributions to creative writing and environmental advocacy. Grants and Advising: While specific grants aren’t listed, her roles in curriculum development and sustainability initiatives suggest administrative and academic leadership. She advises students in CWU’s BA and MA creative writing programs. Labs/Teams: Active in CWU’s Sustainability in the Curriculum Team and collaborates with literary communities through her Substack newsletter and writing workshops.

• Creative Writing
• Poetry
• Hybrid Genre Writing
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Eleni Sikelianos , a California-born poet and Professor of Literary Arts at Brown University , operates at the intersection of poetry , ecopoetics , documentary poetics , and interdisciplinary collaboration . She has directed the Creative Writing Program at the University of Denver and remains on guest faculty for the Naropa Summer Writing Program . MFA graduate of Naropa University's Jack Kerouac School Active in homeless shelters, schools, and prisons through poetic residencies International festival participant with work translated into over a dozen languages Her research explores: Biological and ecological foundations in poetry Hybrid forms blending memoir, visual art, and poetry Cross-cultural dialogue between American and French/Greek traditions Expanded poetic behaviors in social spaces through collaborative performances Etopian and speculative futures in verse Notable awards include: Fulbright Scholar in Greece Two NEA Creative Writing Fellowships Lannan Foundation Residency Pushcart Prize nominations She teaches courses in: Ecopoetics (LITR 1150A) Documentary Poetics (LITR 1151P) Hybrid Writing (LITR 1152E) Community Writing Pedagogy (LITR 1152C)

• Contemporary Poetry
• Ecopoetics
• Documentary Poetics
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Izabella Adamczewska-Baranowska is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Theory of Literature, Faculty of Philology, University of Lodz. She has been working at the Institute of Contemporary Culture since 2009, after defending her doctoral dissertation in 2007 titled "Evolution of the environmental novel in contemporary Polish literature." She teaches courses including Literature Promotion and Publishing Market, Fact and Fiction, Text Editing, Narrative Techniques, and Reportage Laboratory. Her primary research interests focus on literary theory, particularly the theory of the novel and reportage, literary journalism, and biopoetics. She has published three monographs: "Jacek Hugo-Bader. Włóczęga" (2022), "False Reportages and True Fictions. Journalistic Novel and Reportage in the Post-Truth Era and Performative Turn" (2020), and "Landscape after Masłowska. Evolution of the Environmental Novel in Contemporary Polish Literature" (2011). Her work explores the boundaries between fact and fiction, especially in journalistic and reportage literature. Her recent scholarly output demonstrates a consistent focus on contemporary reportage, autotheory, and the intersection of literature with urban studies, ecocriticism, and gender studies. She frequently examines how reportage functions in the post-truth era and how performative approaches transform traditional journalistic forms. Her work shows particular interest in Polish authors like Jacek Hugo-Bader and the international reception of Polish literature. Nagroda Rektora UŁ II stopnia za monografię "Krajobraz po Masłowskiej" Nagroda Rektora UŁ II stopnia za cykl publikacji o reportażu i powieści dziennikarskiej Nagroda Rektora UŁ II stopnia za książkę "Jacek Hugo-Bader. Włóczęga" Złote Pióro im. Jerzego Katarasińskiego – "Redaktor sezonu 2017/2018" She has supervised two theses and has been actively involved in the "Leksykon terminów medialnych" project funded by the Ministry of Education and Science. Beyond academia, she works as a journalist for the Lodz branch of "Gazeta Wyborcza" since 2002, reviewing theater performances and books, and maintains a literature blog "Wchodzę w słowo" on Facebook.

• Literary Studies
• Reportage
• Polish Journalism
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