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Lecturer in English

Robert Strong is a poet, writer, and scholar widely recognized for his innovative work combining archival research and literary production.

His first full-length collection of poetry, , was completed with the generous assistance of a Mellon research fellowship at the .  During the course of his poetic research, Robert unearthed an important early example of an American conversion narrative, which he transcribed and introduced for the .

Robert’s book of poetry, was selected for the and will be published by .  This book, which is a hybrid-genre work incorporating verse lines, prose chunks, and archival material from the 1600’s, was supported by a at the .  You can read an at.  Robert was the founding editor of for the  journal, publishing the works of poets such as Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and Brian Teare.

Robert did his graduate work in creative writing at at Naropa University (M.F.A.) and the (Ph.D.), home to the doctoral program in the country.  As an undergraduate at Boston College, he wrote a thesis on institutional racism for the .

Widely published in journals such as Jubilat, 14 Hills, and Denver Quarterly, Robert’s other books (and book-like objects) include the anthology , the chapbook , and the conceptual fiction .

 

Robert’s recent classes at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College

• Poetry Writing Workshop
• Poetry in the 21st Century
• Reading and Writing Poems
• Prose Writing Workshop
• Becoming America
• Hip Hop, Jazz, and Blues: Influences in Poetry and Prose
• Modern Short Story
• First-Year Seminar: Imaginative Writing
• First-Year Seminar: The Hoax

 

Coram 221A
207-755-5939
rstrong@bates.edu