Harryette Mullen

Harryette Mullen is a renowned poet and Professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her work bridges poetry, experimental literature, and African American and feminist literary studies, with a distinctive focus on the interplay between orality and literacy.

Education:

• BA, University of Texas
• PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz

Her research and creative practice explore the intersections of language, sound, and visual form, often engaging with themes of consumerism, identity, and linguistic innovation. She describes her work as "writing for the eye and the ear at once," emphasizing the dual sensory engagement of her poetry.

Her published collections—S*PeRM**K*T (1992), Sleeping with the Dictionary (2002), Recyclopedia (2006), and Urban Tumbleweed: Notes from a Tanka Diary (2012)—reflect a trajectory of increasing formal experimentation and thematic depth, positioning her at the forefront of contemporary experimental poetry.

Awards and Honors:

• Academy of American Poets Fellowship
• Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
• Susan B. Anthony Institute for Women’s Studies Fellowship
• Gertrude Stein Award in Innovative American Poetry

While no specific students or labs are mentioned in the provided text, her influence as a professor and mentor at UCLA is implicit in her role as a leading figure in literary and poetic innovation.