Suffolk University English Department

Congratulations to Professor Peter Jeffreys, whose co-authored biography of C.P. Cavafy was released earlier this month! Constantine Cavafy: A New Biography is already racking up rave reviews! The Wall Street Journal declares it "an important biography of an indispensable poet - the first to appear in English in nearly 50 years."

Read The Guardian review: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/11/alexandrian-sphinx-by-peter-jeffreys-and-gregory-jusdanis-review

Read a free excerpt:
https://lithub.com/constantine-cavafy-the-making-of-a-poet/

Presenting our first event of the semester: Networking and LinkedIn for English Majors and Minors! 🤩

This Thursday at 7pm, the English Department is pleased to present the first Poetry Reading of the academic year, featuring three local poets. We're looking forward to welcoming you all to the Poetry Center for an evening of wordplay. There will also be a book signing following the reading! See you there!

We're so excited for our first Book Talk of the semester, with our very own English professors Amy Monticello and Jason Tucker! Amy and Jason will discuss their collaborative writing process, publishing, and everything that went into their newest publication. We hope to see you in attendance, in person or on Zoom!

We're brimming with excitement for tonight's Mandl Lecture, featuring Wai Chee Dimock! You won't want to miss it!

Thank you to everyone who came out to Prof. Bowlin’s reading today, in person and on Zoom! Stay tuned for more faculty lectures and guest readings. 📚

We are now officially halfway through the fall semester, and spring registration is right around the corner! We invite all students to attend the upcoming English Department Open House to hear about all the incredible English courses being offered next semester. The event will include food and a raffle for prizes. We hope to see you there!

Aaaaand... we're back! Majors, minors, and anyone interested in being a major or minor are welcome, one and all, to English Department Homecoming next Thursday, September 29. This informal event will include pizza, apple cider donuts, and lots of mingling with faculty and classmates. We can't wait to see you on the 8th floor!

We are thrilled to present Rosanna Warren, winner of the David Ferry and Ellen LaForge poetry prize at Suffolk University, in a talk and poetry reading this Wednesday, April 13!

Zoom link: https://suffolk.zoom.us/j/93830708722

Hope to see you there!

Tomorrow! All current Suffolk students are invited to attend our Spring 2022 *Hybrid* Open House. The event will be taking place in-person (with pizza!) for the first time since 2019, AND over Zoom (link below) to best accommodate our community. We look forward to seeing you there!

Zoom Link: https://suffolk.zoom.us/j/94510977643

Happy New Year, all! We couldn’t resist sharing this screenshot from one of the highlights of last semester, The Road to ROTURA: a talk and poetry reading by from our Faculty Lecture Series - looking forward to more events in the coming Spring semester!