Lisa J.

Having majored in literary studies as an undergraduate, I would now like to concentrate on writing in English and American literature. Writing poetry also figures prominently in my academic and professional goals. I have just begun submitting to the smaller journals with some success and am gradually building a working manuscript for a collection. My poetry draws from and influences my academic studies. Much of what I read and study finds a place in my creative work. At the same time, I study the art of literature by taking part in the creative process, experimenting with the tools used by other authors in the past. In terms of a career, I see myself teaching literature, writing criticism, and going into editing or publishing poetry.