Pollock, James.
Associate Professor of Creative Writing
Ph.D., Creative Writing and Literature, University of Houston, 2001
M.A., Creative Writing and Literature, University of Houston, 1994
Honors B.A., summa cum laude, Creative Writing and English Literature, York University, 1991
At Loras since 2002
(563) 588-7225
Room Hoffmann Hall 503
James.Pollock@loras.edu
Courses Taught: Poetry Writing, Advanced Poetry Writing, Poetry In Performance, European Modernism, Modern European Literature, Literary Studies, Canadian Imagination, Spiritual Journeys: Homer and Dante, College Writing
Research Interests: Writing poetry; writing poetry criticism, especially on contemporary Canadian poetry
Recent Publications:
Poetry
“Sailing to Babylon,” Southern Poetry Review (forthcoming)
“The Museum of Death,” The Fiddlehead, 238, Winter 2009.
“Prow,” The Fiddlehead, 238, Winter 2009.
“House,” The Fiddlehead, 238, Winter 2009.
“Grandmother’s Bible,” The Fiddlehead, 238, Winter 2009.
“Radio,” Maisonneuve Magazine, 27, Spring, 2008.
Poetry Criticism
“The Magic of Jeffery Donaldson,” a review essay forthcoming in Canadian Notes & Queries.
“Hine Recollected,” a review essay, Arc Poetry Magazine, #61, Winter, 2009.
“Anne Carson and the Sublime,” a review essay, Contemporary Poetry Review, August, 2008.
“Cursing with a Broken Art,” a review of Un and Yesno by Dennis Lee, Canadian Notes & Queries, #72, Fall/Winter, 2007.
“Black and White Magician: The Poetry of Jeffery Donaldson,” a review essay, Contemporary Poetry Review, June, 2007.
“Still Out in Left Field,” a review essay on Open Field: 30 Contemporary Canadian Poets, Edited and with an introduction by Sina Queyras, Canadian Notes & Queries, #71, Spring/Summer, 2007.
