ALAN MICHAEL PARKER is the author of five collections of poems, including Elephants & Butterflies, a novel, Cry Uncle, and the editor or co-editor of three scholarly volumes. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker and Paris Review, among other magazines; his prose appears in journals including The Believer, and The New York Times Book Review; for the past fifteen years, his book reviews have appeared regularly in The New Yorker.

ENROLL NOW FOR SUMMER

Are you a creative writer who would like to devote some time and serious thought to your work this summer? Are you a teacher who needs a little creative time for yourself?

ENROLL IN THE SUMMER CREATIVE WRITING INSTITUTE!

What is the Summer Creative Writing Institute?
Led by two Northeastern Illinois University writing faculty members, the Summer Creative Writing Institute is a two-week intensive course offering workshops, discussions, and presentations on poetry and short fiction.

ENROLLMENT HAS BEGUN!

English 491: Summer Institute for Graduate Students

The Sonnet: Not Just A Love Song

Instructor: Professor Debra Bruce
d-bruce1@neiu.edu
Homepage: http://orion.neiu.edu/~dmbruce/

Susanna Lang’s collection, Even Now, was published by The Backwaters Press (2008). Her poems have appeared in such journals as Kalliope, New Letters, After Hours, and Inkwell, where she won the 2009 competition. She also won an Illinois Arts Council award for a poem published in The Spoon River Poetry Review. She also participates in the Egg Money Poets Collective, www.eggmoneypoets.org