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Walt Hunter is Professor and Chair of the English Department at Case Western Reserve University. He specializes in 20th- and 21st-century literature, exploring how poets address social and political issues through innovative forms of expression.
Professor Hunter's research examines poetic responses to globalization, housing, and social inequality. His work bridges literary analysis with political theory, investigating how poetic forms embody historical and social transformations. Current projects analyze the relationship between lyric poetry and contemporary social movements.
His publications include books on globalization in contemporary poetry and the American house poem, tracing how domestic spaces become sites for political and artistic reflection. Recent articles explore poetic representations of urban environments and transnational identities.
- Robert B. Silvers Foundation Award
- Teagle Foundation/National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
- James Merrill House Writer-in-Residence
As fiction and poetry editor for The Atlantic, Professor Hunter curates literary works that engage with contemporary social issues. He teaches courses on American literature, global poetry, and modern poetry from T.S. Eliot to contemporary writers.
