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Topics: British & American Poetry C. S. Lewis John Milton Renaissance and 17th Century Literature Sacred Literature |
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Topics: British & American Poetry C. S. Lewis John Milton Renaissance and 17th Century Literature Sacred Literature |
Chair and Associate 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