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Professor Vievee Elaure Francis is a faculty member in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College’s Arts & Sciences School. Her academic focus centers on poetics, emphasizing deliberate creative practice and the cultural impact of poetry across historical and contemporary contexts. She holds a B.A. from Fisk University and an M.F.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Her research interrogates assumptions about poetry’s authenticity, prioritizing counterintuitive methods and contextual analysis. She explores how poetry catalyzes interdisciplinary literary studies and challenges received aesthetic norms. Notable publications include Forest Primeval (2016, Northwestern University Press), Horse In the Dark (2012, Northwestern University Press), and Blue-tail Fly (2006, Wayne State University Press). These works have garnered awards such as the 2016 Hurston Wright Legacy Award and the PEN Open Book Award shortlist.
Award-winning poet and educator, her pedagogy emphasizes critical re-evaluation of poetry’s role in societal and individual contexts. Her scholarly contributions bridge African Diasporic, African American, and Eastern European poetic traditions, underscoring poetry’s foundational role in literary discourse.
