One of my sonnets, “2025.01,” has just been published in the second issue of The Alexander Review (if you scroll down, my poem is sixth down or you can “ctrl+f” “Bradley J. Fest” or “2025.01”). But this may be my strangest publication ever because I am not sure that the journal is real.[1]
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Fall Semester 2023: Syllabi
Looking forward to another busy fall semester at Hartwick College with four courses I have taught before. I’m especially excited to be returning to the ENGL 190 Introduction to Textual Analysis classroom.
ENGL 190 Introduction to Textual Analysis
ENGL 213 Introduction to Creative Writing
Fall Semester 2022: Syllabi
This coming fall semester looks like it will be as close to “normal” as it’s been in some time. I’m teaching some familiar creative writing classes that I usually teach in the fall (syllabi below), and filling in for the first half of the semester in our ENGL 101 Writing Tutorial class (syllabus not included). I will again also be teaching our methods course for senior theses in creative writing (ENGL 489).
Fall Semester 2021: Syllabi
The start to this academic year is again unconventional, but feeling much closer to normal, especially owing to Hartwick College’s reopening plans. I’m again teaching two frequently taught creative writing courses and revisiting Poetry and Technology. The syllabi:
ENGL 213 Introduction to Creative Writing
Fall Semester 2020: Syllabi
This unconventional fall, I’m revisiting two creative writing courses I’ve frequently taught at Hartwick College, though in a hybrid face to face/online mode. The syllabi:
In Which I Talk about Creative Writing and the Liberal Arts
Here’s a video in which I talk about what it means to study creative writing at Hartwick College. Other promotional videos can be found here.
Spring Semester 2019: Syllabi
This semester I’m teaching (to me) three brand new creative writing classes at Hartwick College. Here are the syllabi:
ENGL 310 Creative Writing: Nonfiction
Fall Semester 2018: Syllabi
I am beginning my second year teaching English and creative writing at Hartwick College this week. Here is the syllabus for my fall class:
Spring Semester 2018: Syllabi
I am beginning my second semester teaching English and creative writing at Hartwick College this week. Here are the syllabi for my two spring classes.
Hartwick College Issues a Press Release about The Shape of Things
Hartwick College, where I am currently assistant professor of English, has issued a press release in which I am quoted as saying various things about my new book, The Shape of Things (Salò, 2017).
The Hyperarchival Parallax 