Roger Reeves

Roger Reeves serves as the Ellen Clayton Garwood Centennial Professor of Creative Writing in the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin's College of Liberal Arts, actively teaching undergraduate and graduate courses through Fall 2025.

Education:

• M.F.A, Michener Center for Writers
• PhD, Department of English, University of Texas at Austin

His scholarly focus centers on creative writing with specialized expertise in poetry composition and critical intersections between poetic forms and Black Studies. Current course offerings—including Poetry and Black Studies (E 397M), Poetry Writing (CRW 325P), and Workshop in Poetry (E 386L)—demonstrate his commitment to mentoring emerging writers through intensive studio-based instruction emphasizing historical context, identity exploration, and technical innovation in contemporary verse.

Academic Engagement: Professor Reeves shapes curriculum development in creative writing pedagogy while maintaining active classroom instruction across synchronous and web-based formats, directly guiding student development in literary craftsmanship and critical analysis.