University of South Dakota Department of English

Please join me in congratulating duncan barlow as the recipient of the 2026 President’s Research Award for Creativity!

As noted in the award letter, “Your selection this year is a strong endorsement of your creativity and innovation, and an honor for the university to bestow.”

Congratulations, duncan!

Darlene Farabee, PhD
Associate Professor, Chair

Please join me in congratulating Elias Donstad for a successful defense of his dissertation “Mutilation: Charting the Flesh”—an amazing poetry collection. The defense took place yesterday March 25th.

His committee includes Lee Ann Roripaugh (co-chair), duncan b. barlow, Dex Anderson (external member), and me (co-chair).

Congratulations, Dr. Donstad! What an achievement.

Best,
Ben Hagen

Good morning, English majors and minors,

The Monday after spring break, the English department will host an open house event on the second floor of Dakota Hall. It will run from 3-5pm and you can come and go during those hours as you please. The faculty will have various things set up all along the 2nd floor of Dakota for you to collect squares on a bingo card to win swag! There will be refreshments, giveaways, door prizes, full course descriptions for next year, and advising information. So mark your calendars and plan to grab your friends. And place your bets on what the new ENGL sticker looks like!

WHAT: ENGL Open House

WHERE: 2nd Floor Dakota Hall

WHEN: 3-5pm Monday 23 March

FOR: English majors and minors

Hope to see you there!
Darlene Farabee

Today! Come listen to what some of our graduate students are working on!

Make sure to add this event to your calendar!

A poem by USD English faculty member Éireann Lorsung has been featured in The Guardian:

Poem of the week: Simile by Éireann Lorsung An elegant reflection on experience and imagination complicates a very familiar figure of speech

Today is the first day of VWLAC! Check out these events, free and open to the public.

Please join me in congratulating Justin Gray, who successfully defended his dissertation! His committee consisted of Dr. duncan Barlow (chair), Leah McCormack, Lee Roripaugh, and Jared N. Champion (external).

Congratulations, Justin!

Lisa Ann Robertson, Ph.D.

Reading & Book Signing Monday, April 14th, 3:30-5 p.m. Old Main 111 (Farber Hall): Duncan Barlow and Karen Salyer McElmurray!