Flamingos in Folklore and Literature – The history of Madison’s home bird in the human mind
They’ve symbolized rebirth, surrealism, and jealousy. What do flamingos mean to Madison today?
They’ve symbolized rebirth, surrealism, and jealousy. What do flamingos mean to Madison today?
September brought stories of impact, imagination, and collaboration. Our English community continues to inspire with fresh publications, impactful teaching, and public recognition.
English professor Caroline Gottschalk helps lead a new curriculum confronting the legacy of Indigenous land dispossession in Wisconsin.
Meet the English Department’s newest Morgridge Fellows and explore how their work bridges campus and community.
Celebrate the milestones and moments that made our English community shine this summer before we dive into a new semester.
What do writers talk About when they talk about their debut book? Find out in UW Undergrad Alex Gershman’s Interview with recent UW Creative Writing Fellow Rickey Fayne.
Three English Alumni recently received our 2025 Early Career Award—find out more about their exceptional achievements.
From the Chair’s desk: celebrating resilience, creativity, and growth in UW English Department 2024–25.
UW-English Alumni Sarah Dimick (Assistant Professor at Northwestern) publishes her first book, Unseasonable: Climate Change in Global Literatures. Her writing invites us to cultivate a new habit of reading and caring for the season.
How can poetry influence medical research? Caroline Hensley’s “Literature and Medicine” course invites future medical professionals to think more deeply about the poetics of medicine.