Dr. Jay Curlin
Chair and Professor of English, Ouachita Baptist
University
Bachelor of Arts, Ouachita Baptist University
Master of Arts, English, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
PhD., English Language and Literature, University of Michigan
Reared and educated in Arkansas, Jay Curlin wrote his doctoral
dissertation, "BY DINT OF ARGUMENT": MILTON AND
THE POETRY OF POLEMICS, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
A portion of that dissertation, "'An Equal Poise of Hope and
Fear': A Fraternal Harmony of Extremes," was included
in ARENAS OF CONFLICT: MILTON AND THE UNFETTERED MIND, winner
of the 1998 Irene Samuel Award for Distinguished Multiauthor Collection
of Essays. Dr. Curlin served as an exchange lecturer from
the University of Michigan to Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz,
Germany (1988-89) and as assistant professor of English at the University
of Central Arkansas (1991-97) and Southwest Baptist University (1997-98),
before returning to his undergraduate alma mater in the fall of
1998. A member of The Milton Society of America and The Renaissance
Society of America, he has published articles in various journals
and collections of essays on Milton, Shakespeare, Denham, Seth,
and poetic meter and form, and has presented papers at numerous
international, national, regional, and state conferences.
A professor of both literature and creative writing, Dr. Curlin
is also a practicing poet and has presented his poetry at conferences
and poetry readings in Arkansas and Missouri. He and his wife
Bonnie have six children.
Dr. Curlin is available for both workshop presentations and after-dinner
speaking.
OBU Box 3751
Arkadelphia, AR 71998
870-245-5554
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