STJ English Blog

04/03/2025

With our Whitman on Walls book, at the launch at City College !

10/26/2024

Great to see this write up of Whitman in Walls in Broadway World ! Come to Queens this afternoon!

On Saturday, October 26, from 4-7pm, Compagnia de'Colombari’s Whitman on Walls! (WoW!) will come to Queens in collaboration with St. John’s University. The event is an afternoon screening of seven films by Compagnia de' Colombari and original poems by St. John's students and faculty in response ...

10/26/2024

Today!

Come to St. John's this Saturday afternoon for Whitman on Walls! - featuring original poems from members of the SJU community, and films from the Compagnia Colombari -

10/25/2024

Tomorrow!

Come to St. John's this Saturday afternoon for Whitman on Walls! - featuring original poems from members of the SJU community, and films from the Compagnia Colombari -

10/24/2024

Come to St. John's this Saturday afternoon for Whitman on Walls! - featuring original poems from members of the SJU community, and films from the Compagnia Colombari -

10/18/2024

One week from tomorrow - the Compagnia Colombari brings Whitman on Walls! to St. John's University in Queens on Sat 10/26!

Sign up here to reserve a free ticket -

Films by the Compagnia de' Colombari and poems by St. John's students and faculty in response to Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself"

10/13/2024

Can’t wait!

10/08/2024

Here's the Eventbrite page to RSVP for Whitman on Walls - Sat 10/26 at 4 pm!

Tickets are free - but please grab one so we know who's coming!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whitman-on-walls-tickets-1039197988157

09/30/2024

How did it get to be Week 5 already?

Here's a glimpse at a great new English class, Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, taught by Dr. Raj Chetty.

https://stjenglish.com/week-5-intro-to-cres-with-dr-raj-chetty-english-3680-cres-1000/

09/28/2024

First Bookmarks of the year with Gabe Brownstein on T 10/1!

Bookmarks – with Gabe Brownstein (10/1, 3:30 pm) September 9, 2024 Steve Mentz Uncategorized 0 Please come to our first Bookmarks event of Fall 2024! These events are opportunities for people in our community to gather to celebrate our achievements as writers. In this case, we’re celebrating the...

09/23/2024

Some thoughts about English professors and English departments, while visiting the West Wing with the cast of the "West Wing" last Friday -

https://stjenglish.com/thoughts-from-the-west-wing/

09/16/2024

Here's a full list of the nine SJU PhD students who passed their oral comprehensive exams in the first two weeks of the semester. Such an amazing line-up! Congrats to all! (We only have a pic of one committee - but you should read the full list!)

https://stjenglish.com/week-3-nine-phd-students-passed-their-comps/